Abstract Background In China, the healthcare financing structure involves multiple parties,
including the government, society and individuals. Medicare Fund is an important way for …

This study identifies the driving forces that contribute to the probabilities of incidence of out‐
of‐pocket (OOP) expenditures by households in Turkey. Factors affecting the probability of …

Background: Self-medication has become a common phenomenon. Economic factors are
important factors that affect the self-medication of residents. This study aimed to investigate …

Objectives The population of older adults continues to grow in Iran, with pharmaceutical
costs as a leading driver of household health-related costs. The present study was …

Background With the accelerated ageing of population and the growing prevalence of
various chronic diseases in China, self-medication plays an increasingly important role in …

Abstract Background Inequality of opportunity (IOp) stemming from social circumstances
exists in outpatient service utilization for the multimorbid elderly in China. However, little is …

Objectives This study aims to examine:(1) temporal trends in the percentage of cost-sharing
and amount of out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) from 2011 to 2015;(2) factors associated …

Background Pakistan is currently experiencing a double burden of disease. Families with
members having both communicable and noncommunicable diseases are at a greater risk …

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the determinants of health insurance,
healthcare utilisation, healthcare expenditure, and health status simultaneously. The study …

Objetivo. Determinar existencia de desigualdad y gradiente en gastos de bolsillo, gasto
público y gasto privado, entre países americanos estratificados según su densidad de …