TY - JOUR
T1 - Road traffic accidents and injuries in India
T2 - High spending on hospitalised treatment
AU - Goli, Srinivas
AU - Shruti, null
AU - Siddiqui, Mohammad Zahid
AU - Gouda, Jitendra
PY - 2018/4/7
Y1 - 2018/4/7
N2 - Road traffic fatalities constitute 16.6% of all deaths, making this the sixth leading cause of death in India, and a major contributor to socio-economic losses, the disability burden, and hospitalisation. An attempt to measure catastrophic levels of health expenditure on accidental injuries, road traffic accidents, and falls, finds that the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure is the highest for such injuries. The financial burden is particularly high for poorer households in rural areas, and those seeking treatment at private health facilities with no health insurance. Public health facilities for trauma care and health coverage for low-income groups could help these vulnerable households.
AB - Road traffic fatalities constitute 16.6% of all deaths, making this the sixth leading cause of death in India, and a major contributor to socio-economic losses, the disability burden, and hospitalisation. An attempt to measure catastrophic levels of health expenditure on accidental injuries, road traffic accidents, and falls, finds that the burden of out-of-pocket expenditure is the highest for such injuries. The financial burden is particularly high for poorer households in rural areas, and those seeking treatment at private health facilities with no health insurance. Public health facilities for trauma care and health coverage for low-income groups could help these vulnerable households.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85045382098
SN - 0012-9976
VL - 53
SP - 52
EP - 60
JO - Economic and Political Weekly
JF - Economic and Political Weekly
IS - 14
ER -
