菲律宾残疾儿童的残疾相关费用
Ludovico Carraro1, Alex Robinson2, Bilal Hakeem3
1Independent Consultant, Oxford OX3 0JE, UK.
概括
患有残疾的儿童会产生相当大的额外费用,主要是医疗费用. 解决这些与残疾相关的成本需要财政支持和健康和教育的包容性服务.
科学领域:
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
- 关于残疾人的研究.
- 社会政策 社会政策 社会政策
背景情况:
- 对儿童的残疾相关费用研究不足,调查数据有限.
- 现有的研究往往忽视了家庭的全面财务负担.
研究的目的:
- 要量化与菲律宾儿童残疾相关的额外成本.
- 为了比较家庭与没有残疾儿童之间的生活水平和支出.
主要方法:
- 一种混合方法的方法,结合了全国调查和深度访谈.
- 利用生活水平的方法来比较家庭支出.
- 使用资产指数和更广泛的贫困措施来评估生活水平.
主要成果:
- 患有残疾儿童的家庭经常面临高额的额外费用,原因是医疗费用.
- 一个残疾的孩子需要40%-80%的额外支出来匹配同龄人的生活水平,根据资产指数.
- 更广泛的贫困措施显示出更高的成本,表明缺乏包容性环境.
结论:
- 童年残疾会带来巨大的经济负担,需要有针对性的支持.
- 除了财政援助,卫生和教育领域的包容性服务至关重要.
- 政策干预应解决残疾儿童的直接成本和系统性障碍.
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