The economics of healthcare access: a scoping review on the economic impact of healthcare access for vulnerable urban populations in low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Noemia Teixeira de Siqueira Filha (Author), Jinshuo Li (Author), Penelope A. Phillips-Howard (Author), Zahidul Quayyum (Author), Eliud Kibuchi (Author), Md Imran Hossain Mithu (Author), Aishwarya Vidyasagaran (Author), Varun Sai (Author), Farzana Manzoor (Author), Robinson Karuga (Author), Abdul Awal (Author), Ivy Chumo (Author), Vinodkumar Rao (Author), Blessing Mberu (Author), John Smith (Author), Samuel Saidu (Author), Rachel Tolhurst (Author), Sumit Mazumdar (Author), Laura Rosu (Author), Surekha Garimella (Author), Helen Elsey (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The growing urban population imposes additional challenges for health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We explored the economic burden and inequities in healthcare utilisation across slum, non-slum and levels of wealth among urban residents in LMICs. Methods T...