Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Families and Barriers to Use of Maternal and Child Health Services in Asia and the Pacific: Summary Technical Report: Evidence from National Household Surveys of Healthcare Use and Expenditures
Asian Development Bank | December 2012
Abstract
The burden of poor maternal, neonatal and child health (MNCH) remains unacceptably high in many developing member countries (DMCs). To understand the barriers facing households in accessing MNCH care, the ADB technical assistance project RETA-6515 analyzed data from routine national household expenditure surveys in six DMCs: Bangladesh, Cambodia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. The findings reveal not only the rich evidence base available in these surveys, but also show how healthcare costs, quality, and physical barriers play differing roles in different countries in preventing access, and how families are often impoverished by accessing needed care.
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Asian Development Bank. 2012. Impact of Out-of-Pocket Expenditures on Families and Barriers to Use of Maternal and Child Health Services in Asia and the Pacific: Summary Technical Report: Evidence from National Household Surveys of Healthcare Use and Expenditures. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/860. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9254-229-0
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978-92-9254-228-3
Keywords
World Health Organization
Urban Health Services
Rural Health Services
Nutrition and Health Care
Health Aspects of Poverty
Health and Hygiene and the Poor
Education, Health and Social Protection
Access to Health Care
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