Risk factors for catastrophic healthcare expenditure and high economic burden for children with anorectal malformations in Southwestern Uganda
Identifying methods to provide financial protection from CHE is essential for all children. ARM patients are at particularly high risk for CHE and high OPP expenditures, especially those living far from healthcare services and in rural areas.
Authors
- Dan V. Poenaru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7821-7272)
- Sarah Ullrich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4581-3289)
- Meera Kotagal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-381X)
- Ava Yap (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-2845)
- Felix Oyania (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4773-7790)
- Francis Bajunirwe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1326-5230)
- Godfrey Zari Rukundo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3739-1426)
- Amy M. Shui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8243-6910)
- Caroline Q. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6740-7222)
- Joseph Ngonzi
- Doruk Ozgediz
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Montreal Children's Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02681-2
- Primary Topic
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00