Title:
HEALTH EXPENDITURE AND IMPOVERISHMENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN TUNISIA

Authors:
Oula BEN HASSINE, Mohsen SGHAIRI, Tunisia

Abstract:

The objective of this work is to analyze the effect of private health spending impoverishment in Tunisia. Health expenditure, considered as a lack of resources, will be deducted from total expenditure before judging the poverty situation of households. In fact, we use Tunisian data from the 2010 national household budget, consumption and standard of living survey. The results obtained show the existence of a significant impoverishment effect, particularly in the rural area, the southern and central-western regions, as well as for households headed by a worker or a farmer. The elimination of private expenditure on health allows to better understand the situation of poverty. This also leads to correct the results of the monetary poverty while improving the population's access to public health services, especially in a global context where the health, social and economic risks are very serious.