Impact of out-of-pocket expenditures on families and barriers to use of maternal and child health services in Cambodia : evidence from the Cambodia socio-economic survey 2007; country brief

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2012-12

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Asian Development Bank

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Heavy reliance on out-of-pocket spending for healthcare is burdensome to families. Medical costs impoverish 4.1% of Cambodian families each month, and medical treatment of sick children contributes a considerable share of this burden. Based on analysis of the Cambodia Household Income and Expenditure Surveys, this country brief examines the impact of out-of-pocket expenditures for maternal and child services. Inequality in healthcare-use exists mainly because the poor are less likely than the rich to recognize illness, and the cost of treatment is high. Out-of-pocket expenditures on medical care are made mostly by richer families.

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CAMBODIA, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENDITURE, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, HEALTH FINANCING, POVERTY, HEALTH INEQUALITY, CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, FAR EAST ASIA

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