Open AccessFinancial Burden and Catastrophic Health Expenditure Associated with COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Kerala, South India
Author(s) -
Ronnie Thomas,
Quincy Mariam Jacob,
Sharon Raj Eliza,
Malathi Mini,
Jobinse Jose,
A Sobha
Publication year - 2022
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.s365999
Subject(s) - medicine , health care , environmental health , poverty , catastrophic illness , distress , covid-19 , economic growth , disease , economics , clinical psychology , pathology , oncology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Catastrophic health expenditure during COVID-19 hospitalization has altered the economic picture of households, especially in low resource settings with high rates of COVID-19 infection. This study aimed to estimate the out of pocket (OOP) expenditure and the proportion of households that incurred catastrophic health expenditure due to COVID-19 hospitalization in Kerala, South India.