BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
URL: http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-3424-en.html
, Soraya Nooraee-motlagh , Mohamad Vaeze Mahdavi , Mohamad Hadian , Mohsen Asadi-Lari
Growing in health care costs lead to increasing concern about
the economic impact of health costs on the family facing the disease. The aim
of this study was to investigate factors affecting the probability of
catastrophic expenditures exposure among households in Tehran.
Methodology:
The
main goal of research was understanding the factors affecting the probability
of catastrophic expenditures
exposure among households in Tehran using Econometrics Logit model. The
study considered all the areas of the Tehran city. The data were gathered with Urban Health Equity
Assessment and Response Tool
(Urban HEART) has been used in the research.
Findings:
In the year 2011 about 11 percent of people in Tehran have
been faced to catastrophic health costs. The results of Econometrics models show that
households with the number of members under 5 years or over 65 years,
unemployed or less educated head, or households with a chronic patient and
without insurance supports are more likely to face with catastrophic health
care costs.
Conclusion:
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
