Cost of Illness Due to Typhoid Fever in Pemba, Zanzibar, East Africa.

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dc.contributor.authorRiewpaiboon, Arthorn
dc.contributor.authorPiatti, Moritz
dc.contributor.authorLey, Benedikt
dc.contributor.authorDeen, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorThriemer, Kamala
dc.contributor.authorSeidlein, Lorenz von
dc.contributor.authorSalehjiddawi, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorBusch, Clara Jana-Lui
dc.contributor.authorSchmied, Wolfgang H
dc.contributor.authorAli, Said Mohammed
dc.contributor.authorPak, GiDeok
dc.contributor.authorOchiai, Leon R
dc.contributor.authorPuri, Mahesh K
dc.contributor.authorChang, Na Yoon
dc.contributor.authorWierzba, Thomas F
dc.contributor.authorClemens, John D
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-25T03:23:26Z
dc.date.available2016-02-25T03:23:26Z
dc.date.issued2014-09
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to estimate the economic burden of typhoid fever in Pemba, Zanzibar, East Africa. This study was an incidence-based cost-of-illness analysis from a societal perspective. It covered new episodes of blood culture-confirmed typhoid fever in patients presenting at the outpatient or inpatient departments of three district hospitals between May 2010 and December 2010. Cost of illness was the sum of direct costs and costs for productivity loss. Direct costs covered treatment, travel, and meals. Productivity costs were loss of income by patients and caregivers. The analysis included 17 episodes. The mean age of the patients, was 23 years (range=5-65, median=22). Thirty-five percent were inpatients, with a mean of 4.75 days of hospital stay (range=3-7, median=4.50). The mean cost for treatment alone during hospital care was US$ 21.97 at 2010 prices (US$ 1=1,430.50 Tanzanian Shilling─TSH). The average societal cost was US$ 154.47 per typhoid episode. The major expenditure was productivity cost due to lost wages of US$ 128.02 (83%). Our results contribute to the further economic evaluation of typhoid fever vaccination in Zanzibar and other sub-Saharan African countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRiewpaiboon Arthorn, Piatti Moritz, Ley Benedikt, Deen Jacqueline, Thriemer Kamala, Seidlein Lorenz von, Salehjiddawi Mohammad, Busch Clara Jana-Lui, Schmied Wolfgang H, Ali Said Mohammed, Pak GiDeok, Ochiai Leon R, Puri Mahesh K, Chang Na Yoon, Wierzba Thomas F, Clemens John D. Cost of Illness Due to Typhoid Fever in Pemba, Zanzibar, East Africa. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 2014 Sep; 32(3): 377-385.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1606-0997
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/174177
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4221443/?report=classicen_US
dc.subjectCost of illnessen_US
dc.subjectIncidence-based approachen_US
dc.subjectTyphoid feveren_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleCost of Illness Due to Typhoid Fever in Pemba, Zanzibar, East Africa.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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