Funds for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients: Evidence from Bangladesh.
dc.contributor.author | Begum, Farhana | |
dc.contributor.author | Alam, Shahinul | |
dc.contributor.author | Hossain, Akmal | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-25T04:12:38Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-25T04:12:38Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study was designed to explore sources of funds for health expenditure of patients if they are hospitalized. We have included 379 patients of 3 private and 7 public hospitals to estimate total expenditure. Of them, 229 (60.4%) were from public and 150 (39.6%) from private hospitals. Mean expenditure was Tk 60,613.3 and 8,262.7, and duration of hospital stay was 10.7 and 11.8 days in private and public hospitals respectively. More than half (55%) of the patients from middle class were treated in private hospitals. Of them, 278 (74.0%) were funded by themselves, 48 (12.8%) by loan with interest rate of 100% to 180%, 23 (6.1%) by loan without interest, 17 (4.5%) by losing their fixed asset, and 4 (1.1%) by begging in the street. Most of the patients did bear expenditure by themselves, followed by loan with high interest rate. ‘Distress’ selling of property was also a source. Middle-class patients could be comfortable with expenditure if they were in public hospitals. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Begum Farhana, Alam Shahinul, Hossain Akmal. Funds for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients: Evidence from Bangladesh. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 2014 Sep; 32(3): 465-470. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1606-0997 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/174187 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.source.uri | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221452/?report=classic | en_US |
dc.subject | Developing nations | en_US |
dc.subject | Healthcare expenditure | en_US |
dc.subject | Health service | en_US |
dc.subject | Hospitals | en_US |
dc.subject | Bangladesh | en_US |
dc.title | Funds for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients: Evidence from Bangladesh. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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