Catastrophic household expenditure for health care in low-income society: a study from Nouna District, Burkina Faso

To quantify the extent of catastrophic household health care expenditure and determine the factors responsible for it in Nouna District, Burkina Faso. We used the Nouna Health District Household Survey to collect data on 800 households during 2000-01 for our analysis. The determinants of household c...

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Published in:	Bulletin of the World Health Organization Vol. 84; no. 1; pp. 21 - 27
Main Author:	Su, Tin Tin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Genève Organisation mondiale de la santé 01.01.2006 World Health Organization The World Health Organization
Subjects:	Biological and medical sciences Burkina Faso Catastrophic illness/economics Chronic disease/economics Chronic illnesses Cost Data collection Disease Economic impact Economic status Economics Episode of care Family Characteristics Family income Female Food Health care Health care expenditures Health conditions Health Expenditures Health services Health services utilization Health status Household expenditure Households Humans Low income groups Male Medical sciences Miscellaneous Morbidity Population Poverty Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Research Article Socioeconomic factors Variables Burkina Faso Africa Human Costs Poverty Socioeconomic status Chronic disease Household Personal income Income Care Chronic Economy Health economy Expenditure Tropical medicine Economic aspect Public health
ISSN:	0042-9686, 1564-0604
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