About
Sai Joshi is a postgraduate researcher at the University of Southampton within the Department of Social Statistics and Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences.
In 2023, she has been awarded the 'School of Economic, Social and Political Sciences PhD Studentship' for the PhD project 'Assessing the Burden of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in Maternity Care and Its Predictors Over the Past Decade in India.'
Sai's research interests are primarily focused on maternal health, the cost of care, and the quality of care. Additionally, her work explores the economic burden of healthcare, investigating the financial impact of out-of-pocket expenses on households and the socio-economic factors influencing these costs and the quality of care.