Assessing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in adult asthma care: a cross-sectional study of patients attending six public health clinics in Klang District, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hussein, Norita, Ng, Chiu Wan, Ramli, Rizawati, Liew, Su May, Hanafi, Nik Sherina, Lee, Ping Yein, Cheong, Ai Theng, Ghazali, Sazlina Shariff, Pinnock, Hilary, Stoddart, Andrew, Schwarze, Jürgen, Khoo, Ee Ming
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111066/1/BMC%20health%20services%20research_catastrophic%20health%20expenditure.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/111066/; https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-10731-8

Background In Malaysia, asthma is a common chronic respiratory illness. Poor asthma control may increase out-of-pocket payment for asthma care, leading to financial hardships Malaysia provides Universal Health Coverage for the population with low user fees in the public health system to reduce fina...