Costs of illness and coping strategies in a coffee-growing rural district of Ethiopia.
J Health Popul Nutr
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2005 Jun; 23(2): 192-9
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-537
ABSTRACT
The paper describes a cross-sectional household survey conducted in randomly-selected villages in rural Ethiopia to assess strategies of households for coping with financial and time costs of illness. Results of the survey showed that the average monthly household health expenditure was 32.87 Birr (about 4.1 US dollars [1 US dollar = 8 Birr at the time of study]). In addition, the average time lost due to illness was 9.23 days for the sick and 7.38 days for their caretakers. Monetary price was a significant (p<0.05) deterrent from visiting health facilities among households with no land or house, the divorced or widowed, and those with annual income less than 500 Birr (62.5 US dollars). The main strategies to cope with the financial costs of illness were waiver privileges, selling household assets, and using savings. Division of labour among household members was used for compensating for the loss of working time due to sickness. The findings of the study indicate that financial and time costs of illness seem to significantly contribute to the impoverishment of rural households.
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Assunto principal:
Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Alocação de Recursos para a Atenção à Saúde
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Saúde da População Rural
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Estudos Transversais
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
Tipo de estudo:
Avaliação Econômica em Saúde
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Aged80
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J Health Popul Nutr
Assunto da revista:
Gastroenterology
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Nutritional Sciences
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Public Health
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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