The willingness of orthopaedic trauma patients in Uganda to accept financial loans following injury

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“…21 One study in Uganda reported that only half of participants were willing to borrow money after orthopaedic trauma, with those who borrowed requesting principal loans of nearly the median annual income. 22 Although patients borrowed significantly less in this study than those in Uganda, the percent borrowing money is comparable, and the amount borrowed in this study is consistent with other studies in low-resource settings. 23 By contrast, one study in the United States looking at trauma patients reported that only 23% of patients had to take out loans for medical expenditures while 54% used savings to pay for medical care.…”