Title: Measuring catastrophic health care expenditures in Nigeria : implications for financial risk protection

Authors: Onoka, C.A.

Place: [London]

Publisher: Consortium for research on equitable health systems (CREHS)

Year: 2010

Journal: CREHS policy brief

Volume: March

PAGE: --

Subject: Health and Poverty

Keywords: health economics, family budget, households, nigeria

Abstract: This research brief examines the levels of catastrophic health expenditure experienced by households with different socioeconomic status. This has made it possible to develop a more realistic portrayal recognizing that poorer households can be driven into poverty at a lower threshold.

URL: http://www.crehs.lshtm.ac.uk/downloads/publications/catastrophic_expenditure.pdf

Document type: Portal