Trapped by debt: an ethnographic study of medical indebtedness and hospital detention in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon

Trapped by debt: an ethnographic study of medical indebtedness and hospital detention in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon

BackgroundThis study investigates the structural and socio-cultural drivers of medical indebtedness and hospital detention due to unpaid healthcare bills in the Fundong Health District, Cameroon. It explores how poverty, institutional shortcomings, and cultural beliefs converge to exacerbate patient...

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Main Authors: Ashangwa Constantine Tanywe, Ngambouk Vitalis Pemunta, Vidarah Nimar, Cybel Nji Angwe, Mathias Alubafi Fubah, Maurine Ekun Nyok, Tom Obara Bosire, Nguyen Ngoc Bich Tram, Brendabell Ebanga Njee, Womma Habiba Hira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
medical indebtedness
hospital detention
Cameroon
universal health coverage
healthcare financing
vulnerable populations
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1602798/full
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