Sharada Rai, Rakshatha Nayak, Anusha S Bhatt, Kudurugundi Basavaraju Vatsala, Chaithra Gowthuvalli Venkataramana, Animesh Jain
Knowledge, attitude and practices towards COVID-19 among Indian medical undergraduates: a questionnaire-based study
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high cost health care united states creates complex decisions suboptimal choices may negatively affect individuals physical financial health challenge patients complex nature healthrelated financial decisions requires specialized knowledge avoid suboptimal choices benefits improved health literacy well documented connection health care household finances may mean role education financial knowledge improving outcomes study uses data financial industry regulatory authoritys financial capability survey binomial logistic regression examine role education financial knowledge healthrelated financial decisions results show higher levels education financial knowledge related higher likelihood obtaining health insurance coverage lower likelihood medical debt engaging cost avoidance income disparities remain however especially middleincome brackets results raise possibility increases general education financial knowledge may improve health outcomes facing complex health care decisions may need specialized knowledge implies given connection health care personal finances increasing objective subjective knowledge may lead better outcomes patients financial physical health