Estimating Catastrophic Health Expenditures from Household Surveys: Evidence from Living Standard Measurement Surveys (LSMS)-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (ISA) from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Background: Out of pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare remain a significant health financing challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Understanding the drivers and impacts of this financial health burden is both an economic and a public health priority.

Objective: This study examines how the burden of OOP health expenditures varies with different thresholds for financial catastrophe.