Estimated global and regional economic burden of genital herpes simplex virus infection among 15-49 year-olds in 2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, herpes simplex virus (HSV)-2 and -1 infections contribute to a large disease burden, but their full economic consequences remain unclear. This study aims to estimate the global economic impact of genital HSV-2 and HSV-1 infection and its consequences for people with genital ulcer disease, neonatal herpes, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection attributable to HSV-2.

Methods

Using a societal perspective, the economic burden was calculated at the country level and presented by World Health Organization (WHO) regions and World-Bank income levels. The disease burden was obtained from previously published global disease burden studies in 2016 and disaggregated for 194 countries. Estimates of healthcare resource utilisation were sourced from a litera

SUBMITTER: Chaiyakunapruk N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11618196 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature