Open AccessCatastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Expenditure Among Rural Households in the Semi-Pastoral Community, Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s) -
Debelo Shikuro,
Mezgebu Yitayal,
Adane Kebede,
Ayal Debie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s285715
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , rural community , environmental health , socioeconomics , community health , public health , nursing , pathology , economics
Every year, 808 million people face catastrophic health expenditure (CHE), and 122 million people were pushed into poverty. It aggravates healthcare inequalities, incurs double burden opportunity costs, and pushes households to sit in a deep poverty trap. A few studies have been done so far; however, it is not enough to inform policy decisions. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditure and associated factors among rural households in Mandura District, Western Ethiopia.