Impact of maternal and child health private expenditure on poverty and inequity : review of the literature on the extent and mechanisms by which maternal, newborn, and child healthcare expenditures exacerbate poverty, with focus on evidence from Asia and the Pacific

Brearley, L.Mohamed, S.Eriyagama, V.Elwalagedara, R.Rannan-Eliya, R.P.2015-03-112015-03-1120122012978-92-9092-971-0http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53839http://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/30156/impact-maternal-child-health-private-expenditure.pdfA key barrier to appropriate health care is the frequent need for households to pay out-of-pocket (OOP) for medical treatment. According to recent research, in many countries in Asia and the Pacific there is a significant incidence of both catastrophic and impoverishing impacts of OOP spending for healthcare. This review is a compilation and assessment of available global evidence on the mechanisms through which Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) care expenditures heighten poverty and affect households. The longer-term consequences of coping strategies, such as taking out loans and selling off assets, have rarely or sufficiently been examined.Text1 digital file (71 p. : ill.)application/pdfenMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHOUT-OF-POCKET EXPENDITURELITERATURE SURVEYSACCESS TO HEALTH CAREPOVERTYHEALTH INEQUALITYDEVELOPMENT INDICATORSSOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTCOST ANALYSISWOMEN'S HEALTHGOVERNMENT POLICYIMPOVERISHMENTRESEARCH NEEDSImpact of maternal and child health private expenditure on poverty and inequity : review of the literature on the extent and mechanisms by which maternal, newborn, and child healthcare expenditures exacerbate poverty, with focus on evidence from Asia and the PacificSynthesis Report