Health-Related Quality of Life due to malaria in the Brazilian Amazon using EQ-5D-3L.

ABSTRACT: Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Despite of the progress in malaria control in the last decades, malaria remains a major public health problem, contributing to increased morbidity and mortality in tropical and subtropical countries. Among American countries, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Brazil account for 73% of the cases. In Brazil, the majority of malaria cases is concentrated in Amazon region. This study estimated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) losses due to malaria in endemic areas of the Brazilian Amazon using the EQ-5D-3L instrument. We collected data from a convenience sample of 1,179 individuals aged 18 years or older. To measure the HRQoL loss, we matched individuals from the treatment group (with recent malaria) to thos

SUBMITTER: Andrade MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11698565 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature