Out-of-Pocket Expenditure for HNF Palliative Care Among Cancer Patients in the Urban Centre of Hyderabad: A Cross-Sectional Study
Cancer patients receiving palliative care in Hyderabad face substantial OOPE, mainly driven by non-medical costs. Strengthening financial protection mechanisms and expanding public funding for community palliative services is crucial.
Authors
- Sushma Katkuri
- Shrikanth Muralidharan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0249-2742)
- Kiran Chaudhari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1998-2943)
- Ram Gudgila
- Madhuri Uttamrao Misal
Institutions
- Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (IN)
- MIT World Peace University (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- ICMR-National Institute of Virology (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences
- Published
- 2025-09-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_886_25
- Primary Topic
- Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00