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Disease-specific distress healthcare financing and catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditure for hospitalization in Bangladesh.
BACKGROUND: Financial risk protection and equity are two fundamental components of the global commitment to achieve Universal Health …
Nurnabi Sheikh, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Sayem Ahmed, Mohammad Touhidul Islam, Susan Howick, Alec Morton
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Factors affecting the healthcare utilization from Shasthyo Suroksha Karmasuchi scheme among the below-poverty-line population in one subdistrict in Bangladesh: a cross sectional study.
BACKGROUND Financing healthcare through out-of-pocket (OOP) payment is a major barrier in accessing healthcare for the poor people. The …
Md Zahid Hasan, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Jahangir A M Khan, Ziaul Islam, Mahbub Elahi Chowdhury, Sayem Ahmed
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Remittances and food security in Bangladesh: an empirical country-level analysis.
OBJECTIVE To examine the association between remittances and food security in Bangladesh, controlling for other key factors. DESIGN The …
Sylvia Szabo, Sayem Ahmed, Arkadiusz Wiśniowski, Malay Pramanik, Rashadul Islam, Ferdousi Zaman, John Km Kuwornu
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Assessing the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment from out-of-pocket payments and their determinants in Bangladesh: evidence from the nationwide Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2016.
BACKGROUND Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare have been increasing steadily in Bangladesh, which deteriorates the financial …
Sayem Ahmed, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Ziaul Islam, Clas Rehnberg, Louis W Niessen, Jahangir A M Khan
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The economic burden of diarrhea in children under 5 years in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND Diarrhea is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among under-five children in Bangladesh. Hospitalization for diarrhea …
Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Gatien de Broucker, Sayem Ahmed, Md Wazed Ali, Jorge Martin Del Campo, Dagna Constenla, Bryan Patenaude, Md Jasim Uddin
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Contingent Valuation: A Pilot Study for Eliciting Willingness to Pay for a Reduction in Mortality From Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses for Children and Adults in Bangladesh.
OBJECTIVES The contingent valuation (CV) method elicits WTP for calculating the value of statistical life (VSL). CV approaches for …
Deborah Odihi, Gatien de Broucker, Zahid Hasan, Sayem Ahmed, Dagna Constenla, Jasim Uddin, Bryan Patenaude
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Do employer-sponsored health insurance schemes affect the utilisation of medically trained providers and out-of-pocket payments among ready-made garment workers? A case-control study in Bangladesh
Objective: We estimated the effect of an employer-sponsored health insurance (ESHI) scheme on healthcare utilisation of medically …
Sayem Ahmed, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Marufa Sultana, Felix Roth, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Md Kamruzzaman, Md Zahid Hasan, Andrew J. Mirelman, Ziaul Islam, Louis W. Niessen, Clas Rehnberg, A. K.Azad Khan, Niklaus Gyr, Jahangir A.M. Khan
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The economic burden of measles in children under five in Bangladesh
Background: This study estimated the economic cost of treating measles in children under-5 in Bangladesh from the caregiver, …
Gatien de Broucker, Sayem Ahmed, Md Zahid Hasan, Gazi Golam Mehdi, Jorge Martin Del Campo, Md Wazed Ali, Md Jasim Uddin, Dagna Constenla, Bryan Patenaude
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Technical efficiency of public district hospitals in Bangladesh: a data envelopment analysis
Background: District hospitals (DHs) provide secondary level of healthcare to a wide range of population in Bangladesh. Efficient …
Sayem Ahmed, Md. Zahid Hasan, Samia Laokri, Zerin Jannat, Mohammad Wahid Ahmed, Farzana Dorin, Veronica Vargas, Jahangir A M Khan
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The effect of a community-based health insurance on the out-of-pocket payments for utilizing medically trained providers in Bangladesh.
BACKGROUND We aimed to estimate the effect of the community-based health insurance (CBHI) scheme on the magnitude of out-of-pocket …
Jahangir A M Khan, Sayem Ahmed, Marufa Sultana, Abdur Razzaque Sarker, Sanchita Chakrovorty, Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, Ziaul Islam, Clas Rehnberg, Louis W Niessen
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