Open AccessCatastrophic Health Expenditure among Chronic Patients Attending Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Yohannes Shumet Yimer,
Solomon Ahmed Mohammed,
Mesfin Haile Kahissay,
Birhanu Demeke
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinicoeconomics and outcomes research
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.591
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 1178-6981
DOI - 10.2147/ceor.s291463
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , health care , environmental health , pediatrics , family medicine , economics , economic growth
Catastrophic health expenditure is health spending that is not covered by a health-care plan. These costs tend to escalate over time, due to chronic illnesses. Catastrophic health expenditure leads to decreased use of health services and poorer treatment outcomes. This study measured the extent of and factors associated with catastrophic health expenditure among chronically ill patients attending Dessie Referral Hospital in northeast Ethiopia.