Impact of out-of-pocket expenditures on families and barriers to use of health services in Pakistan : evidence from the Pakistan social and living standards measurement surveys 2005-2007

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dc.contributor.authorChandrasiri, J.
dc.contributor.authorAnuranga, C.
dc.contributor.authorWickramasinghe, R.
dc.contributor.authorRannan-Eliya, R.P.
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-11T16:58:40Z
dc.date.available2015-03-11T16:58:40Z
dc.date.copyright2012
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.descriptionThe table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright Acten
dc.description.abstractLow levels of government investment in health means that the largest share of health spending in Pakistan (65%), is contributed by private financing, 99% of which is household out-of-pocket spending. Being sick does not automatically lead to seeking medical care however; in many countries, the poor who are sick are much less likely to obtain treatment than the rich. Pakistanis tend to identify themselves as sick only when illness is so serious that they cannot avoid seeking treatment. The main reasons for not using government facilities are lack of access and distance to government facilities, followed by lack or inadequate supply of medicines.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (8 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.otherPublication Stock No. ARM135435-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53846
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAsian Development Banken
dc.relation.ispartofADB RETA-6515 country brief seriesen
dc.subjectPAKISTANen
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CAREen
dc.subjectHEALTH INDICATORSen
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHen
dc.subjectPOVERTYen
dc.subjectHEALTH EDUCATIONen
dc.subjectHEALTH-CARE DELIVERYen
dc.subjectHEALTH FINANCINGen
dc.subjectOUT-OF-POCKET EXPENDITUREen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSen
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHen
dc.titleImpact of out-of-pocket expenditures on families and barriers to use of health services in Pakistan : evidence from the Pakistan social and living standards measurement surveys 2005-2007en
dc.typePolicy Briefen
idrc.copyright.holderAsian Development Bank
idrc.docdelivLink sent to requester; http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/30153/impact-oop-expenditures-families-barriers-use-health-services-pakistan.pdfen
idrc.dspace.accessLimited Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber106439003
idrc.project.number106439
idrc.project.titleEquity in Health and Health Financing: Building and Strengthening Developing Country Networksen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-4451-69
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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