Out-of-pocket Expenditure and its Impact on the Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Anti-retroviral Therapy Centre of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata

• Main Authors: Mamunur Rashid (Author), Dipendra Narayan Goswami (Author), Kuntala Ray (Author), Mausumi Basu (Author), Aparajita Mondal (Author), Abhipsa Dey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) has a negative impact on Quality of life (QoL) of People Living with HIV (PLHIV)which can increase the risk of slipping into poverty. Objectives: Primary Objective of this study was to estimate the burden of OOPE in seeking health care among HIV patient...