Balancing costs and care: a healthcare cost analysis for families of children with Down syndrome in Saudi Arabia
These findings highlight substantial financial and service access challenges, underscoring the need for enhanced government support, improved rural healthcare infrastructure, and comprehensive insurance reform. This study advocates a centralized database to monitor healthcare costs and inform policy development aligned with the Vision 2030 objectives.
Authors
- Abdullah Salah Alanazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-4018)
- Houcine Benlaria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7108-7068)
- Adel Saber Alanazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6378-1073)
Institutions
- Jouf University (SA)
- King Salman Center for Disability Research (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1651534
- Primary Topic
- Down syndrome and intellectual disability research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Salman Center for Disability Research