Financial catastrophe and poverty impacts of out-of-pocket health payments in Turkey


Narci H. O., ŞAHİN İ., Yuldirm H. H.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, vol.16, no.3, pp.255-270, 2015 (SSCI, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10198-014-0570-z
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.255-270
  • Keywords: Out-of-pocket health payment, Catastrophic health expenditure, Poverty, Turkey, CARE, IMPOVERISHMENT, EXPENDITURE, COUNTRIES, SECTOR, ASIA
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

To determine the prevalence of catastrophic health payments, examine the determinants of catastrophic expenditures, and assess the poverty impact of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments.