Funds for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients: Evidence from Bangladesh.

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dc.contributor.authorBegum, Farhana
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Shahinul
dc.contributor.authorHossain, Akmal
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-25T04:12:38Z
dc.date.available2016-02-25T04:12:38Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.description.abstractThis 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.citationBegum 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.issn1606-0997
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/174187
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221452/?report=classicen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping nationsen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare expenditureen_US
dc.subjectHealth serviceen_US
dc.subjectHospitalsen_US
dc.subjectBangladeshen_US
dc.titleFunds for Treatment of Hospitalized Patients: Evidence from Bangladesh.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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