Inequities in Household Out-Of-Pocket Spending Among Urban Slum Dwellers in Southeast Nigeria
Although payment for healthcare in urban slums is progressive, the poorest households may be at risk of poor health outcomes due to reliance on informal healthcare providers. Our findings highlight the role ATP may play in healthcare denial among the urban poor.
Authors
- Joseph Paul Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0303-6207)
- Aloysius Odii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2222-0835)
- Bryony Dawkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7038-1975)
- S. Z. Li
- Chukwudi C. Nwokolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3434-0866)
- Uchenna Ezenwaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6792-2814)
- Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0730-8561)
- Obinna Emmanuel Onwujekwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1214-4285)
- Okechukwu Ozor
Institutions
- University of Nigeria (NG)
- University of Leeds (GB)
- Office Of Health Economics (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2025.1607969
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.83