Impact of out-of-pocket expenses for surgical care on households in rural Haiti: a mixed-methods study

• Rolvix H Patterson,
• Chunling Lu,
• Carole D Mitnick,
• Blake C Alkire,
• Michelson MN Padovany,
• Alexis N Bowder,
• Eva O'Brien,
• Arlene M Katz

Affiliations

Rolvix H Patterson

Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Chunling Lu

Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Carole D Mitnick

Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Blake C Alkire

Office of Global Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Michelson MN Padovany

General Surgery, Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais, Mirebalais, Haiti

Alexis N Bowder

Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Eva O'Brien

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA

Arlene M Katz

Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA