Background Out-of-pocket health payments as a means of financing health services are a
cause of concern among households in low and middle-income countries. They prevent …

Background There is a global concern regarding how households could be protected from
relatively large healthcare payments which are a major limitation to accessing healthcare …

Best international health practice requires that all people benefit equally from health care
services regardless of their socio-economic status and that healthcare payments be based …

Background Direct out-of-pocket payments for health care are recognised as limiting access
to health care services and also endangering the welfare of households. In Uganda, such …

Background The bulk of health care financing in Cameroon is derived from out-of-pocket
payments. Given that poverty is pervasive, with a third of the population living below the …

Background Out of pocket (OOP) health spending can potentially expose households to risk
of incurring large medical bills, and this may impact on their welfare. This work investigates …

Inequity in the payment mechanism for healthcare systematically affects poorer households
more than the rich. This article examines the impoverishing effect of healthcare expenditure …

Background Analysing disease-specific impoverishment impact of out-of-pocket (OOP)
payments for health care is crucial for priority setting in any informed policy discussion. Lack …

Background Despite a free access to public health services policy in most sub-Saharan
African countries, households still contribute to total health expenditures through out-of …

Abstract Out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures on health remain high in many low-and middle-
income countries despite policy efforts aiming to reduce these health costs by targeting their …