Mitra, S;
Palmer, M;
Mont, D;
Groce, N;
(2016)
Can Households Cope with Health Shocks in Vietnam?
Health Economics
, 25
(7)
pp. 888-907.
10.1002/hec.3196.
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Abstract
This paper investigates the economic impact of health shocks on working-age adults in Vietnam during 2004-2008, using a fixed effects specification. Health shocks cover disability and morbidity and are measured by 'days unable to carry out regular activity', 'days in bed due to illness/injury', and 'hospitalization'. Overall, Vietnamese households are able to smooth total non-health expenditures in the short run in the face of a significant rise in out-of-pocket health expenditures. However, this is accomplished through vulnerability-enhancing mechanisms, especially in rural areas, including increased loans and asset sales and decreased education expenditures. Female-headed and rural households are found to be the least able to protect consumption. Results highlight the need to extend and deepen social protection and universal health coverage. © 2015 The Authors. Health Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Can Households Cope with Health Shocks in Vietnam? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hec.3196 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hec.3196 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Health Economics published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Keywords: | Vietnam, coping mechanisms, disability, expenditures, health shocks, morbidity |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Epidemiology and Public Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1472063 |
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