Unmet healthcare needs, out-of-pocket payments and catastrophic health expenditures among hypertensive adults in Bangladesh
High unmet needs and CHE prevalence in Bangladesh reveal inadequate health risk protection. Prioritizing affordability, addressing disparities, and strengthening financial risk protection can improve access and outcomes for hypertensive adults.
Authors
- Syed Khurram Azmat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0158-8734)
- Mohammad Safayet Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-4168)
- Motohiro Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6516-7483)
- Ryota Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3217-6452)
- Md Ashraful Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7596-5868)
- Mizanur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4225-9451)
Institutions
- Hitotsubashi University (JP)
- Jinnah Sindh Medical University (PK)
- Comilla University (BD)
- University of Tokyo Hospital (JP)
- Child Health Research Foundation (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13121-w
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.83
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science