Henry Dawson, Gayle Davis, Kirstin Ross, Marie Vaganay Miller, Alastair Tomlinson
Using staged teaching and assessment approaches to facilitate inter-university collaboration and problem-based learning
Frontiers in public health
high percentage oop outofpocket costs lead poverty exacerbate existing poverty 219 indias 1324 billion people living poverty line factors increased patient costsharing highdeductible health plans expensive medications contribute high oop costs understanding povertyinducing impact healthcare payments essential formulating effective measures alleviate study used data 75th round national sample survey organization household social consumption india health july 2017june 2018 focusing demographicsocioeconomic characteristics morbidity status healthcare utilization expenditure analysis included 66237 hospitalized individuals last 365 days logistic regression model used examine impact oop expenditures impoverishment logistic regression analysis shows 02868 lower odds experiencing poverty due oop expenditures households presence least one child aged 5 years less present household compared households children 0601 higher odds experiencing poverty due oop expenditures urban areas compared households rural areas increasing duration stay hospital higher odds experiencing poverty due oop health expenditures 19013 higher odds experiencing poverty due oop expenditures least one member household used private healthcare facility compared households never used private healthcare facilities order transfer demand private public hospitals reduce oophe policymakers restructure current inefficient public hospitals crucially needs significant investment rural areas 70 poorest people reside vulnerable oop expenditures lack coping skills