The societal cost and economic impact of surgical care on patients' households in rural Uganda; a mixed method study

• Main Authors: Obieze Nwanna-Nzewunwa (Author), Rasheedat Oke (Author), Esther Agwang (Author), Mary-Margaret Ajiko (Author), Christopher Yoon (Author), Melissa Carvalho (Author), Fred Kirya (Author), Elliot Marseille (Author), Rochelle A. Dicker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The epidemiology and cost of surgical care delivery in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) is poorly understood. This study characterizes the cost of surgical care, rate of catastrophic medical expenditure and medical impoverishment, and impact of surgical hospitalization on...