The economic burden of rotavirus hospitalization among children < 5 years of age in selected hospitals in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rotavirus is a common cause of severe acute gastroenteritis among young children. Estimation of the economic burden would provide informed decision about investment on prevention strategies (e.g., vaccine and/or behavior change), which has been a potential policy discussion in Bangladesh for several years.

Methods

We estimated the societal costs of children <5 years for hospitalization from rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) and incidences of catastrophic health expenditure. A total of 360 children with stool specimens positive for rotavirus were included in this study from 6 tertiary hospitals (3 public and 3 private). We interviewed the caregiver of the patient and hospital staff to collect cost from patient and health facility perspectives. We estimated the econo

SUBMITTER: Ahmed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756831 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature