Household costs of hospitalized dengue illness in semi-rural Thailand

Yesim Tozan, Pitcha Ratanawong, Maquines Odhiambo Sewe, Annelies Wilder-Smith and Pattamaporn Kittayapong

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Dengue-related illness is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries, imposing a major economic burden on households, health systems, and governments. This study aims to assess the economic impact of hospitalized dengue cases on households in Chachoengsao province in eastern Thailand. Methods: We conducted a prospective cost-of-illness study of hospitalized pediatric and adult dengue patients at three public hospitals. We examined all hospitalized dengue cases regardless of disease severity. Patients or their legal guardians were interviewed using a standard questionnaire to determine household-level medical and non-medical expenditures and income losses during the illness episode. Results: Between March and September 2015, we recruited a total of 224 hospitalized patients (

Date: 2017
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