Out-of-pocket and indirect expenditure of spina bifida and hydrocephalus patients admitted for inpatient treatment and follow-up at two university-affiliated hospitals in Ethiopia.

Introduction: In Ethiopia approximately 3,200,000 babies are born annually and 41.09 per 10,000 live births are affected by spina bifida. Hydrocephalus (HCP) is another common pediatric neurosurgical condition with studies in Ethiopia showing the most common etiology is post spina bifida closure.