Open AccessCost of care and its impact on households due to lymphatic filariasis: Analysis of a national sample survey in India
Author(s) -
Jaya Prasad Tripathy,
Banuru Muralidhara Prasad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.308796
Subject(s) - lymphatic filariasis , medicine , public sector , public health , health care , environmental health , survey sampling , private sector , outpatient clinic , ambulatory care , demography , nursing , economics , population , filariasis , economic growth , economy , sociology , helminths , immunology
India is an endemic country for lymphatic filariasis (LF). There are no current estimates of the expenditure being borne by LF patients in case of outpatient care or hospitalisation and its impact on households. This study aimed to estimate the household out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditure due to hospitalization or outpatient care as a result of LF in India.