Out-of-pocket expenditure for hypertension care: a population-based study in low-income urban Medellin, Colombia

• Main Authors: Esteban Londoño Agudelo (Author), Anaí García Fariñas (Author), Viviana Pérez Ospina (Author), Cecilia Taborda Pérez (Author), Tatiana Villacrés Landeta (Author), Tullia Battaglioli (Author), Rubén Gómez Arias (Author), Patrick Van der Stuyft (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Hypertension requires life-long medical care, which may cause economic burden and even lead to catastrophic health expenditure. Objective To estimate the extent of out-of-pocket expenditure for hypertension care at a population level and its impact on households' budgets in a low-inc...