A comparative study of catastrophic health expenditure in Zhejiang and Qinghai province, China

被引:17
作者
Zhen, Xuemei [1 ]
Zhang, Hao [1 ,2 ]
Hu, Xiaoqian [1 ]
Gu, Shuyan [1 ]
Li, Yuanyuan [1 ]
Gu, Yuxuan [1 ]
Huang, Minzhuo [1 ]
Sun, Xueshan [1 ]
Wei, Jingming [1 ]
Dong, Hengjin [1 ]
机构
[1] Zhejiang Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Ctr Hlth Policy Studies, Sch Med, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
[2] Hangzhou Normal Univ, Xuelin St, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Peoples R China
来源
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH | 2018年 / 18卷
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Catastrophic health expenditure; Household; Zhejiang province; Qinghai province; China; IMPOVERISHMENT; CARE;
D O I
10.1186/s12913-018-3658-9
中图分类号
R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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摘要
BackgroundChina has made great achievements in health insurance coverage and healthcare financing; however, the rate of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) was 13.0% in China in 2008, which is higher than that in some other countries. There remain some differences in life-style, national customs, medical conditions, and health consciousness in different provinces in China. This study aimed to compare the rates of households with CHE, further to explore the different performance of factors influencing CHE between Zhejiang and Qinghai province, China.MethodsData were derived from the household surveys conducted in Zhejiang and Qinghai. Sampling on multi-stage stratified cluster random method was adopted. Household with CHE occurs when the out-of-pocket payment for health care equals to or exceeds 40% of a household's income. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the performance of factors of CHE.ResultsA total of 1598 households were included in this study, including 995 in Zhejiang and 603 in Qinghai. The average rates of CHE in Zhejiang and Qinghai were 9.6 and 30.5%, respectively. We found that economic status of households and households headed by an employed person are the protective factors for CHE; and number of members with chronic diseases and number of inpatients in household are the risk factors for CHE in the two provinces. Besides, poor/low-insured households in Zhejiang; and households having outpatients and households headed by a minority person in Qinghai are more likely to experience the risk of CHE.ConclusionsThis study highlights the importance of improving economic development, expanding employment, and adjusting policies to make greater efforts to protect chronic diseases patients, outpatients, and inpatients, further to reduce the risk of CHE. The Chinese government should pay more attention to the actual conditions in different provinces, further to make policy decisions according to the local knowledge.
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