A Comparative Study of Out-of-Pocket Payment on Child Health Outcome Among BRICS Countries

Authors

  • Ampon-Wireko Sabina  School of Management, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, PR China
  • Zhou Lulin  School of Management, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, PR China
  • Asante Antwi Henry  School of Management, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, PR China
  • Wireko Brobby Ebenezer  School of Management, Jiangsu University Zhenjiang, PR China

DOI:

https://doi.org//10.32628/IJSRSET2072113

Keywords:

Out of pocket payment, Under-five mortality, neonatal mortality, infant mortality, fixed effects

Abstract

Direct costs incurred in the acquisition of healthcare services have been a significant impediment to equitable health delivery in BRICS (Brazil, Russia India, China and South Africa) countries. This study analyzes the influence of out-of-pocket payments health care spending on child health outcome among BRICS countries during 2000 to 2015 period. The study employed fixed effects approach to analyze the data. The first and second generation panel unit root and cointegration tests confirmed stationarity and existence of long-run relationship of the variables. The results show that, a rise in out-of-pocket payments increases neonatal, infant and under five mortality rate while an upsurge in health care expense reduces neonatal, infant and under five mortality rate in all the BRICS countries. Economic growth lessens child mortality however, upshot in female labor participation reduces infant mortality rate among some of the BRICS economies. Immediate and concerted action towards improving survival chances of children in BRICS is indispensable. The study recommends unprecedented shift from out-of-pocket charges to sustainable health insurance options in order to provide better health security for citizens of BRICS.

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Ampon-Wireko Sabina, Zhou Lulin, Asante Antwi Henry, Wireko Brobby Ebenezer, " A Comparative Study of Out-of-Pocket Payment on Child Health Outcome Among BRICS Countries, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp.548-560, March-April-2020. Available at doi : https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET2072113