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Does hospitalization make elderly households poor? — an examination of the case of Kerala, India
Author(s)	Syam Prasad
Journal title	Social Policy & Administration, vol 41, no 4, August 2007
Pages	pp 355-371
Keywords	Admission [hospitals] ; Poor elderly ; India.
Annotation	The process implications of population ageing for future levels of health and healthcare utilisation depend on whether increases in life expectancy experienced in general are accompanied by an increase or a decrease in health problems in later life. The health risks of the presence of an older person in a household can result in a catastrophic shock for the family and render such households more exposed to poverty. The increased cost of medical bills means that large numbers of older people in the developing world are deprived of access to health and to better health treatment. This article examines this question empirically, using the largest national survey in the Indian state of Kerala comparing older households with households of other age groups. The authors also attempt to find the impact of unhealthy lifestyles on the financial status of these households, due to hospitalisation as a result of an aged person's illness. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070817201 A
Classmark	LD:QKH: F:W6: 7FA
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