Determinants of health seeking behavior for chronic non-communicable diseases and related out-of-pocket expenditure: results from a cross-sectional survey in northern Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Fatema Binte Rasul (Author), Olivier Kalmus (Author), Malabika Sarker (Author), Hossain Ishrath Adib (Author), Md Shahadath Hossain (Author), Md Zabir Hasan (Author), Stephan Brenner (Author), Shaila Nazneen (Author), Muhammed Nazmul Islam (Author), Manuela De Allegri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In spite of high prevalence rates, little is known about health seeking and related expenditure for chronic non-communicable diseases in low-income countries. We assessed relevant patterns of health seeking and related out-of-pocket expenditure in Bangladesh. Methods We used data...