Analysis
Using the various data sources, we analyzed trends in
total health expenditure, and OOP payments as a proportion
of total health expenditures, for Moldova compared
to other countries; trends in proportion of people
who experienced a health problem but did not seek care
due to financial reasons; trends in the percentage of
people who made an OOP payment for services received
at outpatient facilities or as an inpatient; and trends in
the percentage of people who paid informally (of those
who paid anything at all). We analyzed how the rate of
OOP payment varied by insurance status (insured versus
uninsured) and by socio-economic status (consumption
quintile). For qualitative data we used inductive thematic
analysis to examine collated data from in-depth interviews
and focus group discussions to identify patterns of
meaning and to define and name themes [38].