Title: Sources of healthcare financing among surgical patients in a rural Niger delta practice in Nigeria

Authors: Dienye, P.O. and Brisibe, S.F. and Eke, R.

Place: [S.l.]

Publisher: Rural and remote health (RRH)

Year: 2011

Journal: Rural and remote health : the international electronic journal of rural and remote health research, education, practice and policy

Volume: vol. 11, no. 1577

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, health care delivery, hospitals, nigeria

Abstract: In clinics in rural Nigeria, surgical patients are often unable to pay their hospital bill ; this is an impact on the hospital’s economic management. This study aimed to determine the pattern of hospital bill payment among rural surgical patients in a rural Nigerian community.

URL: http://www.rrh.org.au/publishedarticles/article_print_1577.pdf

Document type: Portal