Ashar Malik|Sana Syed
Socio-economic determinants of household out-of-pocket payments on healthcare in Pakistan
Aga Khan University|Aga Khan University
outofpocket oop payment healthcare dominant mode financing developing countries pakistan 67 total expenditure healthcare analysis determinants oop health expenditure key aspect equity healthcare financing helps formulate effective health policy evidence oop pakistan sparse paper attempts fill research gap estimated determinants oop payments healthcare pakistan used data sets pakistan household integrated economic survey hies pakistan standard living measurement pslm survey year 200405 developed multiple regression model determinants oop payments using methods ordinary least square ols mainly used social economic demographic health variables analysis median household oop healthcare year 200405 pakistani rupees pkr 2500 us 4199 200405 household nonfood expenditure single highest significant predictor household oop health expenditure household features like literate head spouse least one obstetric delivery last three years unsafe water unhygienic toilet household belonging khyber pukhtonkhwa kpk province significant positive predictors oop payments households male head bricks used housing construction household least one child elderly head household white collar profession negative predictors oop payments analysis confirms earlier findings economic status number old aged members significant positive predictors oop payments association direct government enhance allocations healthcare include program focusing noncommunicable diseases findings suggest research explore beneficiaries government healthcare programs determinants high oop payments household residing kpk province province interaction white collar profession economic status predicting oop payments also area research