Estimation of the Direct Cost of Poliomyelitis Rehabilitation Treatment to Pakistani Patients: A 53-Year Retrospective Study

Atta Abbas Naqvi (), Syed Baqir Shyum Naqvi, Fatima Zehra, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Saman Usmani, Sehrish Badar, Rizwan Ahmad and Niyaz Ahmad
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Atta Abbas Naqvi: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Syed Baqir Shyum Naqvi: Hamdard University
Fatima Zehra: University of Karachi
Ashutosh Kumar Verma: Universiti Sains Malaysia
Saman Usmani: Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Jinnah Sindh Medical University
Sehrish Badar: Hamdard University
Rizwan Ahmad: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Niyaz Ahmad: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2018, vol. 16, issue 6, No 12, 888 pages

Abstract: Abstract Background Pakistan is one of the last few countries in which poliomyelitis is endemic. Evidence indicates that out-of-pocket expenditures are a barrier to polio rehabilitation treatment, yet there are no reported figures related to the financial burden of this disease on patients in a recently polio-endemic country. Objective This study investigated direct costs attributed to rehabilitation treatment of poliomyelitis among Pakistani patients and reported its duration along with the socioeconomic status of poliomyelitis survivors. Conclusion The cost of poliomyelitis rehabilitation in Pakistan is high; it has an economic effect on the lives of patients and their families. Despite good education, polio survivors in Pakistan appear to have low socioeconomic status, lower chances of employment and marriage, as well as fewer children. Further research is recommended to explore the burden of disease on society, i.e., indirect costs and suffering.

Date: 2018
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