Household catastrophic health expenditures: a comparative analysis of twelve Latin American and Caribbean Countries Gastos catastróficos en salud de los hogares: un análisis comparativo de doce países en América Latina y el Caribe

• Main Authors: Felicia Marie Knaul (Author), Rebeca Wong (Author), Héctor Arreola-Ornelas (Author), Oscar Méndez (Author), Ricardo Bitran (Author), Antonio Carlos Campino (Author), Carmen Elisa Flórez Nieto (Author), Roberto lunes Fontes (Author), Ursula Giedion (Author), Daniel Maceira (Author), Magdalena Rathe (Author), Martin Valdivia (Author), Juan Rafael Vargas (Author), Juan José Díaz (Author), María Dolores Montoya Econ (Author), Werner Valdes (Author), Ricardo Valladares Carmona (Author), Maria Paola Zuniga (Author), Liv Lafontaine (Author), Rodrigo Muñoz (Author), Renata Pardo (Author), Ana María Reynoso (Author), María Isabel Santana (Author), Rosa Vidarte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: Compare patterns of catastrophic health expenditures in 12 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prevalence of catastrophic expenses was estimated uniformly at the household level using household surveys. Two types of prevalence indicators were used based on...