Catastrophic health expenditures on accessing different healthcare services in Ethiopia and Kenya

Year 2020, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 39 - 44, 27.06.2020

Hamda Mohamed Mouhoumed , Salih Mollahaliloğlu

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this review was to investigate the catastrophic health expenditures and its underlying determinant in Ethiopia and Kenya
Materials and Methods: A review was conducted on catastrophic health expenditure on accessing different healthcare services in Ethiopia and Kenya. The main outcome of interest was the determinants of CHE due to OOP payments.
Result: Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria for review. The analysis revealed that the socioeconomic characteristics of the patients were the most significant factors associated with household CHE.
Conclusion: Therefore, this calls for strengthening the health policies and financing structure of the healthcare system to increase utilization and provide equitable access to healthcare services.

Keywords

Catastrophic Health Expenditure, Out of pocket payment, Ethiopia, Kenya, Comparative

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