Assessment of out-of-pocket (OOP) expenditures on essential medicines for acute and chronic illness: a comparative study across regional and socioeconomic groups in India
The present study again reveals that capital regions (metropolitan regions) are well protected against OOP expenditures on medicines, but tribal areas are still underserved. The odds ratio reveals a critical positive association between high OOP and poor economic status in households in Odisha. That association must be minimized or nullified for equitable economic and social development.
Authors
- Deepanjali Behera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6394-2191)
- Manas Ranjan Behera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4785-5949)
- Imteyaz Ahmad
- Abhishek Dondapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0335-5790)
- Varalakshmi Manchana
- Ranjit Kumar Dehury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3926-9459)
- Parthsarathi Dehury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6163-8583)
- Jalal Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-7266)
- Janmejaya Samal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8398-2465)
- Nafisa Vaz e Desouza
Institutions
- SRM Institute of Science and Technology (IN)
- University of Canterbury (NZ)
- Administrative Staff College of India (IN)
- University of Hyderabad (IN)
- Asian Institute of Public Health (IN)
- Voluntary Health Association of Goa (IN)
- KIIT University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-01-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21312-7
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.21
Funders
- Ministry of Education, India
- University of Hyderabad