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Efforts to alleviate poverty and ensure sustainable development are recently being sabotaged by the remarkable loss of productivity, income, and human capital aggravated by Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs). While a considerable amount of literature in developed countries is concerned with the connection between NCDs and poverty, comparable studies for developing countries are sparse. Using a mixed-method research approach, this study assessed the level of poverty among those with NCDs, the out-of-pocket (OOP) expenses incurred on NCDs while considering the probability of NCDs inducing catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment. Quantitative as well as qualitative data were obtained from individuals with NCDs and key personnel’s distributed across 9 referral hospitals in Southwestern Nigeria. The result showed that 25% of the respondents were multidimensionally poor, while 72% had no health insurance coverage. The findings further indicated that the median out-of-pocket cost on NCDs was N10,750 monthly and being multidimensionally poor increased the probability of incurring catastrophic health expenditure, meanwhile having a health insurance coverage reduced the probability of impoverishment due to NCD by 3% (p < 0.05). This implies that NCDs induced health expenditure is notably associated with economic distress that can aggravate poverty. Hence, there should be a strategic sensitization of Nigerians on the benefits of health insurance and social security should be provided for individuals with NCDs in order to reduce the burden on households.
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Ibukun, C.O., Adebayo, A.A. (2021). Economic Burden of Non-communicable Diseases and Poverty in Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study. In: Mojekwu, J.N., Thwala, W., Aigbavboa, C., Atepor, L., Sackey, S. (eds) Sustainable Education and Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68836-3_37
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