Economics of healthcare access in low-income and middle-income countries: a protocol for a scoping review of the economic impacts of seeking healthcare on slum-dwellers compared with other city residents

Teixeira de Siqueira-Filha, Noemia, Li, Jinshuo, Kibuchi, Eliud, Quayyum, Zahidul, Phillips-Howard, Penelope ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1018-116X, Awal, Abdul, Hossain Mithu, Imran, Manzoor, Farzana, Karuga, Robinson, Saidu, Samuel, Smith, John, Sai, Varun, Garimella, Surekha, Chumo, Ivy, Mberu, Blessing, Tolhurst, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3005-6641, Mazumdar, Sumit, Rao, Vinodkumar, Farnaz, Nadia, Alam, Wafa and Elsey, Helen (2021) 'Economics of healthcare access in low-income and middle-income countries: a protocol for a scoping review of the economic impacts of seeking healthcare on slum-dwellers compared with other city residents'. BMJ Open, Vol 11, Issue 7.

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Abstract

Introduction People living in slums face several challenges to access healthcare. Scarce and low-quality public health facilities are common problems in these communities. Costs and prevalence of catastrophic health expenditures (CHE) have also been reported as high in studies conducted in slums in developing countries and those suffering from chronic conditions and the poorest households seem to be more vulnerable to financial hardship. The COVID-19 pandemic may be aggravating the economic impact on the extremely vulnerable population living in slums due to the long-term consequences of the disease. The objective of this review is to report the economic impact of seeking healthcare on slum-dwellers in terms of costs and CHE. We will compare the economic impact on slum-dwellers with other city residents.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	W General Medicine. Health Professions > W 74 Medical economics. Health care costs WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General) WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > International Public Health Department
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045441
Depositing User:	Susan Grice
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2021 11:36
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2021 11:36
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/18924

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