The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries

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Murphy A¹ ; Palafox B¹ ; Walliattaei M² ; Powelljackson T¹ ; Rangarajan S² ; Alhabib KF³ ; Avezum AJ⁴ ; Calik KBT⁵ ; Chifamba J⁶ ; Choudhury T⁷ ; Dagenais G⁸ ; Dans AL⁹ ; Gupta R¹⁰ ; Iqbal R¹¹ Show All Authors

Murphy A¹
Palafox B¹
Walliattaei M²
Powelljackson T¹
Rangarajan S²
Alhabib KF³
Avezum AJ⁴
Calik KBT⁵
Chifamba J⁶
Choudhury T⁷
Dagenais G⁸
Dans AL⁹
Gupta R¹⁰
Iqbal R¹¹
Kaur M¹²
Kelishadi R¹³
Khatib R¹⁴
Kruger IM¹⁵
Kutty VR¹⁶
Lear SA¹⁷
Li W¹⁸
Lopezjaramillo P¹⁹
Mohan V²⁰
Mony PK²¹
Orlandini A²²
Rosengren A²³
Rosnah I²⁴
Seron P²⁵
Teo K²
Tse LA²⁶
Tsolekile L²⁷
Wang Y²⁸
Wielgosz A²⁹
Yan R²⁸
Yeates KE³⁰
Yusoff K³¹
Zatonska K³²
Hanson K¹
Yusuf S²
Mckee M¹

Source: BMJ Global Health Published:2020

Abstract

Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death globally. In 2014, the United Nations committed to reducing premature mortality from NCDs, including by reducing the burden of healthcare costs. Since 2014, the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study has been collecting health expenditure data from households with NCDs in 18 countries. Methods Using data from the PURE Study, we estimated risk of catastrophic health spending and impoverishment among households with at least one person with NCDs (cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, cancer and respiratory diseases; n=17 435), with hypertension only (a leading risk factor for NCDs; n=11 831) or with neither (n=22 654) by country income group: high-income countries (Canada and Sweden), upper middle income countries (UMICs: Brazil, Chile, Malaysia, Poland, South Africa and Turkey), lower middle income countries (LMICs: the Philippines, Colombia, India, Iran and the Occupied Palestinian Territory) and low-income countries (LICs: Bangladesh, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Tanzania) and China. Results The prevalence of catastrophic spending and impoverishment is highest among households with NCDs in LMICs and China. After adjusting for covariates that might drive health expenditure, the absolute risk of catastrophic spending is higher in households with NCDs compared with no NCDs in LMICs (risk difference=1.71%; 95% CI 0.75 to 2.67), UMICs (0.82%; 95% CI 0.37 to 1.27) and China (7.52%; 95% CI 5.88 to 9.16). A similar pattern is observed in UMICs and China for impoverishment. A high proportion of those with NCDs in LICs, especially women (38.7% compared with 12.6% in men), reported not taking medication due to costs. Conclusions Our findings show that financial protection from healthcare costs for people with NCDs is inadequate, particularly in LMICs and China. While the burden of NCD care may appear greatest in LMICs and China, the burden in LICs may be masked by care foregone due to costs. The high proportion of women reporting foregone care due to cost may in part explain gender inequality in treatment of NCDs. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.

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MLA	Murphy A, et al.. "The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries." BMJ Global Health, vol. 5, no. 2, 2020, pp. -.
APA	Murphy A, Palafox B, Walliattaei M, Powelljackson T, Rangarajan S, Alhabib KF, Avezum AJ, Calik KBT, Chifamba J, Choudhury T, Dagenais G, Dans AL, Gupta R, Iqbal R, Kaur M, Kelishadi R, Khatib R, Kruger IM, Kutty VR, ... Mckee M (2020). The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries. BMJ Global Health, 5(2), -.
Chicago	Murphy A, Palafox B, Walliattaei M, Powelljackson T, Rangarajan S, Alhabib KF, Avezum AJ, et al.. "The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries." BMJ Global Health 5, no. 2 (2020): -.
Harvard	Murphy A et al. (2020) 'The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries', BMJ Global Health, 5(2), pp. -.
Vancouver	Murphy A, Palafox B, Walliattaei M, Powelljackson T, Rangarajan S, Alhabib KF, et al.. The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries. BMJ Global Health. 2020;5(2):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Murphy A and Palafox B and Walliattaei M and Powelljackson T and Rangarajan S and Alhabib KF and Avezum AJ and Calik KBT and Chifamba J and Choudhury T and Dagenais G and Dans AL and Gupta R and Iqbal R and Kaur M and Kelishadi R and Khatib R and Kruger IM and Kutty VR and Lear SA and Li W and Lopezjaramillo P and Mohan V and Mony PK and Orlandini A and Rosengren A and Rosnah I and Seron P and Teo K and Tse LA and Tsolekile L and Wang Y and Wielgosz A and Yan R and Yeates KE and Yusoff K and Zatonska K and Hanson K and Yusuf S and Mckee M}, title = {The Household Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in 18 Countries}, journal = {BMJ Global Health}, volume = {5}, number = {2}, pages = {-}, year = {2020} }
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