2023
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2208_22
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Scourge of out-of-pocket expenditure on health: A study on its burden and predictors in a rural community of West Bengal

Pritam Ghosh,
Sanjoy K. Sadhukhan,
Aparajita Dasgupta
et al.

Abstract: Introduction: Globally, one-third of current health expenditure had been out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE). The health system financing of almost all low- and middle-income countries including India rely heavily on out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health care. OOPE on health payments is particularly hard on any community, especially the poor leading to incomplete or even no treatment during their ill health. This study estimated OOPE among residents of a rural community in West Bengal and explored t… Show more

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