Incidence of Catastrophic Expenditures Linked to Obstetric and Neonatal Care at 92 Facilities in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015

Authors

Abel Mukengeshayi Ntambue
Françoise Kaj Malonga
Karen D. Cowgill, University of Washington TacomaFollow
Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet
Philippe Donnen

Publication Date

7-15-2019

Document Type

Article

Abstract

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more than 93% of users must pay out of pocket for care. Despite the risk of catastrophic expenditures (CE), 94% of births in Lubumbashi are attended by skilled personnel. We aimed to identify risk factors for CE associated with obstetric and neonatal care in this setting, to document coping mechanisms employed by households to pay the price of care, and to identify consequences of CE on households.

Publication Title

BMC Public Health

Volume

19

Issue

1

First Page

948

DOI

10.1186/s12889-019-7260-9

Publisher Policy

open acces

Open Access Status

OA Journal

Recommended Citation

Ntambue, Abel Mukengeshayi; Malonga, Françoise Kaj; Cowgill, Karen D.; Dramaix-Wilmet, Michèle; and Donnen, Philippe, "Incidence of Catastrophic Expenditures Linked to Obstetric and Neonatal Care at 92 Facilities in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015" (2019). SIAS Faculty Publications. 1083.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/ias_pub/1083