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Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in low- and middle-income countries.

Aims

To assess the association between MNS disorders and household education, consumption, production, assets and financial coping strategies in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda.

Method

We conducted an exploratory cross-sectional household survey in one district in each country, comparing the economic circumstances of households with an MNS disorder (alcohol-use disorder, depression, epilepsy or psychosis) (n = 2339) and control households (n = 1982).

Results

Despite some heterogeneity between MNS disorder groups and countries, households with a member with an MNS disorder had generally lower levels of adult education; lower housing standards, total household income, effective income and non-health consumption; less asset-based wealth; higher healthcare expenditure; and greater use of deleterious financial coping strategies.

Conclusions

Households living with a member who has an MNS disorder constitute an economically vulnerable group who are susceptible to chronic poverty and intergenerational poverty transmission.

Declaration of interest

D.C. is a staff member of the World Health Organization. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this publication and they do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy or views of the World Health Organization.

SUBMITTER: Lund C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469228 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries.

Lund Crick C Docrat Sumaiyah S Abdulmalik Jibril J Alem Atalay A Fekadu Abebaw A Gureje Oye O Gurung Dristy D Hailemariam Damen D Hailemichael Yohannes Y Hanlon Charlotte C Jordans Mark J D MJD Kizza Dorothy D Nanda Sharmishtha S Olayiwola Saheed S Shidhaye Rahul R Upadhaya Nawaraj N Thornicroft Graham G Chisholm Dan D

BJPsych open 20190408 3

<h4>Background</h4>Little is known about the household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders in low- and middle-income countries.<h4>Aims</h4>To assess the association between MNS disorders and household education, consumption, production, assets and financial coping strategies in Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Nigeria, South Africa and Uganda.<h4>Method</h4>We conducted an exploratory cross-sectional household survey in one district in each country, comp ...[more]

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Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries.

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Household economic costs associated with mental, neurological and substance use disorders: a cross-sectional survey in six low- and middle-income countries.

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