From procedure to poverty: out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditure for pediatric surgery in Uganda
Yap A, Cheung M, Kakembo N, Kisa P, Muzira A, Sekabira J, Ozgediz D. From procedure to poverty: out-of-pocket and catastrophic expenditure for pediatric surgery in Uganda. Journal Of Surgical Research 2018, 232: 484-491. PMID: 30463761, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2018.05.077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital stayCatastrophic health care expenditurePediatric populationPatient's familyIndirect costsMedian indirect costMedian OOP costsPediatric surgical wardDirect costsDirect medical costsPediatric surgical servicesMedian direct costPediatric surgical proceduresDirect nonmedical costsHealth care expendituresPercent of respondentsPostoperative patientsSurgical wardsMulago HospitalSurgical deliveryPercent of familiesSurgical proceduresPediatric surgeryNonmedical costsSurgical services