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Health care utilization, cost burden and coping strategies by disability status: an analysis of the Viet Nam National Health Survey
Author(s) -
Palmer Michael,
Nguyen Thuy,
Neeman Teresa,
Berry Helen,
Hull Terence,
Harley David
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the international journal of health planning and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-1751
pISSN - 0749-6753
DOI - 10.1002/hpm.1052
Subject(s) - viet nam , health care , welfare , environmental health , coping (psychology) , population , developing country , vietnamese , medicine , business , economic growth , political science , economics , psychiatry , economy , law , linguistics , philosophy
SUMMARY There is a need for nationally representative information on the affordability of health care by disability status to assist in the design of equitable health systems in developing countries. Using the Viet Nam National Health Survey (2001–2002), this paper analyses health care utilization, cost burden and coping strategies for people with disabilities versus the population at large. The results clearly show that the disabled population are more prone to hospitalization, and spend more on inpatient stays and pharmaceuticals. Households with disabled members are at greater risk of catastrophic health expenditures and debt financing, posing a serious threat to economic welfare. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.