Impact of out-of-pocket expenditures on poverty and inequalities in use of maternal and child health services in Bangladesh : evidence from the household income and expenditure surveys 2000-2010; country brief
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2012-12
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Asian Development Bank
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Reduced reporting and responsiveness to illness by poorer mothers is common in many countries, and can be linked to lower levels of health awareness among the poor, combined with less education and limited access to healthcare services. Based on three surveys, changes in health services over 10 years can be assessed, measuring access to, and utilization of health services. The surveys also permit examination of patterns of maternal and child healthcare use. For illnesses in children that were thought serious enough to require care, cost is far more important a reason for non-use. Inadequate provision of free medicines is a related factor.
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BANGLADESH, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, GOVERNMENT POLICY, HEALTH FINANCING, POVERTY, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS