The economic impact of a COVID-19 illness from the perspective of families seeking care in a private hospital in India

• Main Authors: Tarun K. George (Author), Parth Sharma (Author), Melvin Joy (Author), Guna Seelan (Author), Abirami Sekar (Author), Karthik Gunasekaran (Author), Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash (Author), Tina George (Author), Sudha Jasmine Rajan (Author), Samuel George Hansdak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The Covid-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact that caused significant morbidity, mortality, and financial stress for families. Our study aimed to determine the Out-of-pocket expenses and economic impact of a Covid-19 illness for households where patients were admitted to a private hospit...