International Journal of Research in Social Sciences

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 7

A Comparative Analysis of Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure on Health among Socio-Economic Groups-A Case Study in Mysore District

  • Author:
  • H D Saritha1, M. Mahesha2
  • Total Page Count: 27
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 319 to 345

1Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Economics and Co-operation, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore, Mysuru

2Professor, Department of Studies in Economics and Co-Operation, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore, Mysuru

Online published on 7 October, 2019.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to examine the pattern of health expenditure among socio-economic groups in Mysore district and to compare health expenditure and status of health and to analyze the affect of health expenditure on household standard of living. The data used in this study were collected through by issuing the structured questionnaire to the households in Mysore district. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, cross tabulation and chi-square tests which are done with the help of SPSS 14.00 software. Findings of the research reveal that out-of-pocket health expenditure has a significant effect on the standard of living of households among socio-economic groups and there is no difference in health care services among socio-economic groups and there is no significant association between health expenditure and socio-economic groups in Mysore district.

Keywords

Health expenditure, Out-of-pocket health expenditure, Public Health expenditure “The health of the nation is more important than the wealth of nation”