Journal of Medical & Surgical Pathology
Open Access

Understanding socioeconomic inequalities of health care expenditure in Tunisia: a decomposition analysis

Joint Event on 15^th International Conference on Surgical Pathology and Cancer Diagnosis & 4^th International Conference on General Practice & Primary Care

April 15-16, 2019 Berlin, Germany

Khouloud Khemiri

FSEG Tunis El Manar, Tunisia

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Med Surg Pathol

Abstract :

Although evidence is available on the impact (or the evolution) of health care expenditure in developed countries, little empirical evidence has been reported for developing countries. This paper seeks to analyze and explain socio-economic related health expenditure inequalities in developing countries using the particular case of Tunisia before and after financial reform in 2007 marked by the established of the national fund of health insurance. This is an interesting case study. The country has experienced a rapid demographic and epidemiologic transition during the last few decades (particularly since 1970). These rapid changes have recently occurred. However, there is no empirical evidence to identify how socio-economic factors contribute to inequalities in health care expenditure in Tunisia. The aim of this paper is to evaluate socio-economic related-inequalities in out-of-pocket health expenditure and their changes between 2005 and 2010 in Tunisia.