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Assessing Factors Associated with Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in Côte d’Ivoire: Evidence from the Household Living Standard Survey 2015

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Catastrophic healthcare expenditure (CHE) occurs in all countries and is responsible for inequalities in access to health care, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The objective of this work is to analyse the determinants of CHEs in households living in Côte d'Ivoire. The data for the study are from the national household living standards survey conducted from January 23 to March 25, 2015 by the National Statistics Institute of Côte d’Ivoire (Institut National de la Statistique de Côte d'Ivoire). A one-way analysis and logistic regression were conducted to measure the association between CHEs and the socio-demographic, economic and health characteristics of households. The sample consisted of 12,899 households. Nearly 4% of households had experienced CHEs after completing OOPs. CHEs were more frequent in households including people over 65 years of age (OR: 4.75; 95% CI: 1.66-13.58), with chronic disease (OR: 2.10; 95% CI: 1.43-3.08), with more comfortable living conditions. Households without health insurance experienced fewer CHEs (OR: 0.29; 95% CI: 0.09-0.85) with large households including people over 65 years of age (OR: 0.60 95% CI: 0.40-0.91). This work highlighted socio-demographic and health determinants of CHEs. The reduction of CHEs involves considering social and individual factors.

DOI 10.11648/j.hep.20190404.14
Published in International Journal of Health Economics and Policy (Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2019)
Page(s) 143-150
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Keywords

Out of Pocket, Direct Payments, Healthcare Expenditure, Catastrophic Health Expenditure, Côte d'Ivoire

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  • Department of Public Health, Hydrology and Toxicology, University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Hydrology and Toxicology, University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Hydrology and Toxicology, University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Hydrology and Toxicology, University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

  • National Institute of Cote d’Ivoire, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

  • Department of Public Health, Hydrology and Toxicology, University of Felix Houphouet Boigny, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

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