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Out-of-pocket health expenditure in poor households: evidence from Cambodia

Authored by:

Van Damme, W., Van Leemput, L., Por, I., et al

Full Citation:

Van Damme, W., Van Leemput, L., Por, I., et al 2004. Out-of-pocket health expenditure in poor households: evidence from Cambodia. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 9(2).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Illness episodes can cause catastrophic health expenditures to a household, both medical and non-medical out-of-pocket expenditures.

Key Evidence: In a 2002 study from Cambodia, households with a dengue patient had to borrow money at high interest rates and lose productive assets (land) to repay debts linked to healthcare costs. Public healthcare cost significantly less than private healthcare but was either not present where people lived or did not have a good reputation.