Table 3 Examples of variation regarding the breakdown of the components included within out-of-pocket payment calculations from low and middle-income countries case studies
From: Overview of the main methods used for estimating catastrophic health expenditure
Country and year | Out-of-pocket payments components | |
|---|---|---|
Category | Proportion (%) | |
Sri Lanka [43] 2009 | Fees to private medical practitioners | 53.3 |
Medical and pharmaceutical products | 33.6 | |
Other | 13.1 | |
Maldives [43] 2012 | Medical and pharmaceutical products | 62.4 |
Outpatient care | 35.6 | |
Inpatient care | 1.7 | |
Other | 0.3 | |
Ethiopia [30] 2017 | Medical and pharmaceutical products | 45.0 |
Medical services | 26.0 | |
Bed and accommodation | 12.0 | |
Travel | 10.0 | |
Other | 7.0 | |
Myanmar [44] 2015 | Medical and pharmaceutical products | 35.3 |
Outpatient care | 43.4 | |
Inpatient care | 19.4 | |
Travel | 1.6 | |
Other | 0.3 | |