Evidence base on the impact of ill-health on individuals and households
Many studies examine the effects of ill-health including HIV and AIDS on households. Some studies look specifically at the gender-specific effects of the poverty-ill-health vicious circle in cases where the burden of caring for a sick person falls primarily on female members of the household, or where women as key producers and carers are affected by ill-health. The literature in this area is very broad.
Suggested further reading
- Hospital user fees worsened both health and poverty in Cambodia
- ( B. Jacobs; J. Price / Health Policy and Planning , 2004)
- This paper, published in Health Policy and Planning, describes the introduction of user fees at a district referral hospital in Kirivong Operational District in Cambodia, It examines the impact on he...
- A review of two health insurance schemes in India
- ( N. Davadasan; W. Van Damme; B. Criel / Health Services Research [journal] , 2007)
- This article in BMC health services research examines two Indian community health insurance (CHI) schemes, ACCORD and SEWA, to determine whether insured households are protected from catastrophic heal...
- Analysing the impact of out-of-pocket financing for healthcare on poverty in Asia
- ( E. van Doorslaer; O. O’Donnell; A. Somanathan / Equitap , 2005)
- This Equitap paper analyses the extent of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare in 14 countries in Asia, and the impact of these payments on household’s income and resources and vulnerability to...
- Household medical costs and the poverty line in rural China
- ( Y. Liu; K. Rao; W. Hsiao / Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health , 2003)
- Due to escalating medical costs and lack of insurance coverage, medical spending causes financial hardship for many rural families in China, despite continued economic growth and increasing income in ...
- Health care equity remains a distant goal in Lao PDR
- ( C. Paphassarang; K. Philavong; B. Boupha; E. Blas / Health Policy and Planning , 2002)
- This article, published in Health Policy and Planning, reports on a study that assessed the impact of privatisation and cost recovery on health care equity in the Lao PDR. The study compared two urba...
- Explaining the incidence of catastrophic expenditures on health care: comparative evidence from Asia
- ( O. O’Donnell;E. van Doorslaer;R. P. Rannan-Eliya / Equitap , 2005)
- Heavy reliance on out of pocket (OOP) financing of health care in most developing countries leaves households exposed to the risks of unforeseen medical expenditures. This paper looks at the incidence...
