Measurement and determinants of financial protection in health in Afghanistan

• Main Authors: Ilker Dastan (Author), Asiyeh Abbasi (Author), Chokri Arfa (Author), Mir Najmuddin Hashimi (Author), Said Mohammad Karim Alawi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Out of pocket (OOP) payments for health are significant health financing challenges in Afghanistan as it is a source of incurrence of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) and impoverishment. Measuring and understanding the drivers and impacts of this financial health hardship is...