Multiple Sclerosis and Catastrophic Health Expenditure in Iran

Yaser Juyani, Dorsa Hamedi, Seyede Sedighe Hosseini Jebeli and Maryam Qasham

Global Journal of Health Science, 2016, vol. 8, issue 9, 194

Abstract: BACKGROUND- There are many disabling medical conditions which can result in catastrophic health expenditure. Multiple Sclerosis is one of the most costly medical conditions through the world which encounter families to the catastrophic health expenditures. This study aims to investigate on what extent Multiple sclerosis patients face catastrophic costs.METHOD- This study was carried out in Ahvaz, Iran (2014). The study population included households that at least one of their members suffers from MS. To analyze data, Logit regression model was employed by using the default software STATA12.RESULTS- 3.37% of families were encountered with catastrophic costs. Important variables including brand of drug, housing, income and health insurance were significantly correlated with catastrophic expenditure.CONCLUSIONS- This study suggests that although a small proportion of MS patients met the catastrophic health expenditure, mechanisms that pool risk and cost (e.g. health insurance) are required to protect them and improve financial and access equity in health care.

Date: 2016
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