Out-of-pocket expenditures and care time for children with Down Syndrome: A single-hospital study in Mexico City.

Aim: To examine the burden of out-of-pocket household expenditures and time spent on care by families responsible for children with Down Syndrome (DS).

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was performed after surveying families of children with DS. The children all received medical care at the Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gomez (HIMFG), a National Institute of Health.