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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
economics, econometrics and finance
Determinants of household health expenditure on western institutional health care
European Journal of Health Economics, Volume 7, No. 3, Year 2006
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Description
We try to identify determinants of illness reporting, provider choice and resulting expenditure with different econometric models using data from a representative household panel survey of 800 households in Nouna health district, Burkina Faso, during 2000-2001. The factors "being an adult", "married", "illness occurred in rainy season" and "severe illness" significantly increased the magnitude of health expenditure. Compared to malaria, individuals spent more on other infectious diseases, injury and the other disease category. In contrast, people were less likely to spend on chronic illness. An individual who belonged to a household headed by a female, a literate household head and with a higher household expenditure had a significantly positive association with the magnitude of expenditure. Findings from this study can be used for policy implication to improve health system performance in Burkina Faso through enhancing health care utilization. © 2006 Springer Medizin Verlag.
Authors & Co-Authors
Su, Tin Tin
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Pokhrel, Subhash
United Kingdom, Uxbridge
Brunel University London
Gbangou, Adjima
Burkina Faso, Nouna
Centre de Recherche en Sante de Nouna
Flessa, Steffen
Germany, Greifswald
Universität Greifswald
Statistics
Citations: 55
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10198-006-0354-1
ISSN:
16187598
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Burkina Faso
Participants Gender
Female