Direct patient costs of maternal care and birth-related complications at faith-based hospitals in Madagascar: a secondary analysis of programme data using patient invoices.
Mara Anna FrankeRinja Mitolotra RanaivosonMahery RebalihaSahondra RasoarimananaTill BärnighausenSamuel KnaussJulius Valentin EmmrichPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
Our findings suggest that direct patient costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications at faith-based hospitals are likely to cause catastrophic health expenditure. Financial risk protection strategies for reducing out-of-pocket payments for maternal healthcare should include faith-based hospitals to improve health-seeking behaviour and ultimately achieve universal health coverage in Madagascar.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pregnancy outcomes
- case report
- public health
- mental health
- health information
- affordable care act
- risk factors
- palliative care
- gestational age
- randomized controlled trial
- health promotion
- machine learning
- big data
- artificial intelligence
- human health
- deep learning
- health insurance
- chronic pain
- pain management
- social media