CKD in Disadvantaged Populations
CKD in Disadvantaged Populations
In addition to having a higher disease burden, the poor have limited access to resources for meeting the treatment costs. A large proportion of patients who are forced to meet the expensive ESRD treatment costs by incurring out-of-pocket expenditure get pushed into extreme poverty. In one Indian study, more than 70% of patients undergoing kidney transplantation experienced catastrophic health-care expenditures. Entire families felt the impact of this, including job losses and interruptions in education of children.
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Poverty and CKD
In addition to having a higher disease burden, the poor have limited access to resources for meeting the treatment costs. A large proportion of patients who are forced to meet the expensive ESRD treatment costs by incurring out-of-pocket expenditure get pushed into extreme poverty. In one Indian study, more than 70% of patients undergoing kidney transplantation experienced catastrophic health-care expenditures. Entire families felt the impact of this, including job losses and interruptions in education of children.