Analysis of Direct Monthly Cost of Outpatient Hospital-Based Care for Children With Cerebral Palsy in Kano, Nigeria

ConclusionThe average direct monthly cost of providing outpatient hospital-based care for children with CP in Kano City, Nigeria may not be affordable because most of the participants earned very meager monthly incomes. The highest medical cost was incurred from radiological investigation, whereas transportation was the most important out-of-pocket cost. The Nigerian government should make a policy decision for the automatic enrollment of all children diagnosed with CP into the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Source: Value in Health Regional Issues - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research