Open AccessA study to assess catastrophic household expenditure on childhood illness in an urban slum in Bijapur
Author(s) -
Sangamesh A. Patil,
Aditya Suryabhan Berad,
M M Angadi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.58394
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , slum , health care , environmental health , population , catastrophic illness , socioeconomics , household income , medicine , geography , economics , economic growth , archaeology , oncology
In this study, the various factors determining the out-of-pocket expenditure on child health care by households are discussed to answer the following questions: How much are households currently spending on child health care? Is there any role of socio-economic status of households on expenditure on child health care? What percentage of their income is spent on child health care and is it catastrophic?