Evaluating catastrophic health expenditures among patients with long bone fractures in Ghana's major teaching hospitals: a hospital-based analysis
Abstract Background In low and middle-income countries like Ghana, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments remain a significant barrier to healthcare access, often leading to catastrophic health expenditures (CHE). This study evaluates the incidence of CHE among patients treated for long bone fractures at Ghan...
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| Main Authors: | Alexis D. B. Buunaaim, Michel Adurayi Amenah, Dominic Konadu-Yeboah, Richard Baidoo, Amgbo Asare, Wilfred Larbi Addo, Claude Martin |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2025-01-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12250-6 |
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