This study examined the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure; and, its
determinants among Nigerian households. Secondary data was drawn from the Nigeria …

Background Catastrophic health expenditure is a measure of financial risk protection and it
is often incurred by households who have to pay out of pocket for health care services that …

Objective There is limited evidence about levels of socio-economic and other differences in
catastrophic health spending in Nigeria and in many sub-Saharan African countries. The …

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the extent of catastrophic household health care expenditure and
determine the factors responsible for it in Nouna District, Burkina Faso. METHODS: We used …

Abstract The World Health Organization estimates that annually 150 million people
experience severe (catastrophic) financial difficulties as a result of healthcare payments …

Summary Background In the Nigerian context, preconditions for financial catastrophe are
operational as there is high out‐of‐pocket spending (OOPS) on health with low capacity to …

Background: Out-of-pocket health expenditures leave households exposed to the risk of
financial catastrophe and poverty whenever they entail significant dissaving or the sale of …

This study tries to estimate the incidence, intensity and inequality of Catastrophic Health
Expenditure in India and its determinants using unit-level data from the four consecutive …

Objectives Out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is a major health financing mechanisms across
developing nations such as Pakistan. Private health expenditures are estimated to be …

Introduction Ghana implemented a universal health coverage scheme aimed at attaining
financial risk protection against catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures. The effort …