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    Morbidity and poverty measuring economic burden of illness requiring inpatient services

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    Date
    2006-12
    Publisher
    BRAC Research and Evaluation Division (RED)
    Author
    Rahman, Mahjabeen
    Ahmed, Syed Masud
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10361/13122
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    Rahman, M., & Ahmed, S. M. (2006, December). Morbidity and poverty measuring economic burden of illness requiring inpatient services. Research Reports (2006): Health Studies, Vol - XXXIX, 113–145.
    Abstract
    Severe illnesses may have important consequences for the poor in terms of the costs of treatment they have to bear and income erosion effects of those illnesses. The resulting depletion of wealth may also transmit poverty to the next generation. This study compared the cost of illness between the Selected Ultra Poor (SUP) and the Not Selected Ultra Poor (NSUP) households and investigated whether health expenditures are catastrophic. It also investigated the crisis coping mechanism for meeting the cost burden of illness and its implications f{Jr the poverty status of households. The survey interviewed SUP and NSU P households during February-March 2006 in Rangpur, Nilphamari and Kurigram, drawn randomly from the 'Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction- Targeting the Ultra Poor (CFPR/TUP) Repeat Survey 2005' based on those with severe illness. On average, tindings revealed lower direct costs of illness for SUP households compared to NSUP ones but higher indirect costs tor the former. A higher percentage of SUP households incurred catastrophic health care expenses compared to NSUP households. Asset depletion was tound to be lower among SUP households who also reported higher asset value compared to NSUP households. Potential positive etfect of the CFPR/TUP interventions was noted which may be important for guiding policy and practice by the programme.
    Keywords
    Ultra poor; Morbidity; Poverty; CFPR/TUP Programme; BRAC
     
    LC Subject Headings
    Poverty--Bangladesh.; Rural poor--Health and hygiene--Bangladesh.; Economics, Medical—Bangladesh.
     
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