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Verfasst von: | Fernando, Enoka Sonali [VerfasserIn]  |
| Headley, Tyler Y. [VerfasserIn]  |
| Tissera, Hasitha [VerfasserIn]  |
| Wilder-Smith, Annelies [VerfasserIn]  |
| Silva, Amala De [VerfasserIn]  |
| Tozan, Yesim [VerfasserIn]  |
Titel: | Household and hospitalization costs of pediatric dengue illness in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Verf.angabe: | Enoka Sonali Fernando, Tyler Y. Headley, Hasitha Tissera, Annelies Wilder-Smith, Amala De Silva, Yesim Tozan |
E-Jahr: | 2021 |
Jahr: | 17 May 2021 |
Umfang: | 7 S. |
Fussnoten: | Gesehen am 06.10.2021 |
Titel Quelle: | Enthalten in: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene |
Ort Quelle: | Northbrook, Ill. : American Soc. of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1921 |
Jahr Quelle: | 2021 |
Band/Heft Quelle: | 105(2021), 1, Seite 110-116 |
ISSN Quelle: | 1476-1645 |
Abstract: | Abstract. Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral infection that affects millions around the world, poses a substantial economic burden in endemic countries. We conducted a prospective costing study in hospitalized pediatric dengue patients at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRHC), a public pediatric hospital in Colombo district, Sri Lanka, to assess household out-of-pocket and hospitalization costs of dengue in pediatric patients during peak dengue transmission season. Between August and October 2013, we recruited 216 hospitalized patients (aged 0-3 years, 27%; 4-7 years, 29%; 8-12 years, 42%) who were clinically or laboratory diagnosed with dengue. Using 2013 US dollars, household out-of-pocket spending, on average, was US$59 (SD 49) per episode and increased with disease severity (DF, US$52; DHF/DSS, US$78). Pediatric dengue patients received free-of-charge medical care during hospitalization at LRHC, and this places a high financial burden on hospitals. The direct medical cost of hospitalization was US$68 (SD 31.4) for DF episode, and US$122.7 (SD 65.2) for DHF/DSS episode. Yet a hospitalized dengue illness episode still accounted for 20% to 35% of household monthly income due to direct and indirect costs. Additionally, a majority of caregivers (70%) sought outpatient care before hospitalization, most of whom (81%) visited private health facilities. Our findings indicate that hospitalized pediatric dengue illness poses a nontrivial cost burden to households and healthcare systems, emphasizing the importance of preventing and controlling the transmission of dengue in endemic countries. |
DOI: | doi:10.4269/ajtmh.20-1179 |
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Volltext: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1179 |
| Volltext: https://www.ajtmh.org/view/journals/tpmd/105/1/article-p110.xml |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.20-1179 |
Datenträger: | Online-Ressource |
Sprache: | eng |
K10plus-PPN: | 1772561452 |
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Household and hospitalization costs of pediatric dengue illness in Colombo, Sri Lanka / Fernando, Enoka Sonali [VerfasserIn]; 17 May 2021 (Online-Ressource)