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Willingness to pay for cataract surgeries among patients visiting eye care facilities in Dhaka, Bangladesh
(Springer Link, 2019-05-07)
Background Cataract is the leading cause of avoidable blindness globally. It is estimated that 89% of people with visual
impairment live in low- and middle-income countries where the cost of cataract surgery represents a ...
Health shock and preference instability: Assessing health-state dependency of willingness-to-pay for corrective eyeglasses
(BMC, 2019-11-07)
Background: Differences in contingent valuation (CV) estimates for identical healthcare goods can cast
considerable doubt on the true economic measures of consumer preferences. Hypothetical nature of CV methods
can ...
Determinants of health seeking behavior for chronic non-communicable diseases and related out-of-pocket expenditure: results from a cross-sectional survey in northern Bangladesh
(BMC, 2019-12-23)
Background: In spite of high prevalence rates, little is known about health seeking and related expenditure for
chronic non-communicable diseases in low-income countries. We assessed relevant patterns of health seeking ...