Azaher Ali Molla|Chunhuei Chi|Alicia Núñez
Predictors of high out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure: an analysis using Bangladesh household income and expenditure survey, 2010
Oregon State University|Oregon State University|University of Chile
predictors high outofpocket household healthcare expenditure essential creating effective health system finance policy bangladesh 633 health expenditure outofpocket born households imperative know determines household health expenditure study aims investigate predicting factors high outofpocket household healthcare expenditure targeting put forward policy recommendations equity financial burdenbangladesh household income expenditure survey 2010 provides data study predictors high outofpocket household healthcare expenditure analyzed using multiple linear regressions modeled nonlinear relationship using logarithmic form linear regression heteroscedasticity multicollinearity checked using breuschpagancookweishberg vif tests normality residuals checked using kernel density curve applied required adjustment survey data standard errors parameters estimation validpresence chronic disease household income found influential statistically significant p 0001 predictors high household healthcare expenditure households rural areas spend 7 less urban dwellers results show 100 increase female members family leads 2 decrease household health expenditure household income health shocks families family size statistically significant predictors household healthcare expenditure proportion elderly underfive members family show positive influence health expenditure though statistically nonsignificantthe findings call emphasizing prevention chronic diseases strong predictor household health expenditure innovative insurance scheme needs devised prevent household impoverished due health shocks family policy makers urged design alternative source healthcare financing bangladesh minimize burden high oop healthcare expenditure