Akashdeep Singh Chauhan
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Research Subjects
Akashdeep Singh Chauhan has a total of 5 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Ha Nguyen
Centre for Work Health and Safety, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1 shared publication - Jagnoor Jagnoor
Injury Division, The George Institute for Global Health India, New Delhi, India
1 shared publication - Rebecca Ivers
School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales , Sydney, New South Wales
1 shared publication - Sameer Aggarwal
Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
1 shared publication - Shankar Prinja
Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 2 July 2016
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 13 (7) , 673
Economic Burden of Hospitalization Due to Injuries in North India: A Cohort Study
There is little documentation of the potential catastrophic effects of injuries on families due to out of pocket (OOP) expenditure for medical care. Patients who were admitted for at least one night in a tertiary care hospital of Chandigarh city due to injury were recruited and were followed-up at 1, 2 and 12 months after discharge to collect information on OOP expenditure. Out of the total 227 patients, 60% (137/227) had sustained road traffic injuries (RTI). The average OOP expenditure per hospitalisation and up to 12 months post discharge was USD 388 (95% CI: 332–441) and USD 1046 (95% CI: 871–1221) respectively. Mean OOP expenditure for RTI and non-RTI cases during hospitalisation was USD 400 (95% CI: 344–456) and USD 369 (95% CI: 313–425) respectively. The prevalence of catastrophic expenditure was 30%, and was significantly higher among those belonging to the lowest income quartile (OR-26.50, 95% CI: 6.70–105.07, p-value: p-value: <0.01). High OOP expenditure for treatment of injury puts a significant economic burden on families. Measures aimed at increasing public health spending for prevention of injury and providing financial risk protection are urgently required in India.
- 2 July 2016
- Published by MDPI AG in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Vol. 13 (7) , 673
Open AccessEconomic Burden of Hospitalization Due to Injuries in North India: A Cohort Study
There is little documentation of the potential catastrophic effects of injuries on families due to out of pocket (OOP) expenditure for medical care. Patients who were admitted for at least one night in a tertiary care hospital of Chandigarh city due to injury were recruited and were followed-up at 1, 2 and 12 months after discharge to collect information on OOP expenditure. Out of the total 227 patients, 60% (137/227) had sustained road traffic injuries (RTI). The average OOP expenditure per hospitalisation and up to 12 months post discharge was USD 388 (95% CI: 332–441) and USD 1046 (95% CI: 871–1221) respectively. Mean OOP expenditure for RTI and non-RTI cases during hospitalisation was USD 400 (95% CI: 344–456) and USD 369 (95% CI: 313–425) respectively. The prevalence of catastrophic expenditure was 30%, and was significantly higher among those belonging to the lowest income quartile (OR-26.50, 95% CI: 6.70–105.07, p-value: p-value: <0.01). High OOP expenditure for treatment of injury puts a significant economic burden on families. Measures aimed at increasing public health spending for prevention of injury and providing financial risk protection are urgently required in India.