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Households encountering with catastrophic health expenditures in Ferdows, Iran
Javad Ghoddoosinejad1, Ali Jannati, Kamal Gholipour
1aDepartments of Health Services Management, Iranian Center of Excellence in health management, Student Research Committee bDepartment of Health Services Management, Tabriz Health Service Management Research Center, Iranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz cSchool of Human Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.
Background:
Out-of-pocket payments are the main sources of healthcare financing in most developing countries. Healthcare services can impose a massive cost burden on households, especially in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to calculate households encountered with catastrophic healthcare expenditures in Ferdows, Iran.
Materials And Methods:
The sample included 100 households representing 20% of all households in Ferdows, Iran. The data were collected using self-administered questionnaire. The ability to pay of households was calculated, and then if costs of household health were at least 40% of their ability to pay, it was considered as catastrophic expenditures.
Results:
Rate of households encountered to catastrophic health expenditures was estimated to be 24%, of which dentistry services had the highest part in catastrophic health expenditures.
Conclusion:
Low ability to pay of households should be supported against these expenditures. More equitable health system would solve the problem, although more financial aid should be provided for households encountered to catastrophic costs.
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