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Health Seeking Behavior and Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Rural Malawi

Health Seeking Behavior and Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure on Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Rural Malawi

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Series: Challenges in Public Health, Book 66

Medical ReferenceAnthropologyGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 3631717393
ISBN13: 9783631717394
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
Published: Apr 18 2018
Pages: 168
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.36 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book analyzes the patterns of and factors associated with health seeking behavior and out-of-pocket (OOP) spending on chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) in rural Malawi. The author used descriptive statistics to describe treatment options and related household OOP expenditure on CNCDs and econometrics models to analyze factors influencing health seeking behavior and OOP expenditure on CNCDs. This study found that in spite of a context where care for CNCDs should in principle be free of charge at the point of use, the utilization rates of CNCD care are still low and OOP payments impose a considerable financial burden on rural households, especially among the poorest.

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