Cost of dengue and other febrile illnesses to households in rural Cambodia: a prospective community-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The average annual reported dengue incidence in Cambodia is 3.3/1,000 among children < 15 years of age (2002-2007). To estimate the economic burden of dengue, accurate cost-of-illness data are essential. We conducted a prospective, community-based, matched case-control study to assess the cost and impact of an episode of dengue fever and other febrile illness on households in rural Cambodia.

Methods

In 2006, active fever surveillance was conducted among a cohort of 6,694 children aged < or = 15 years in 16 villages in Kampong Cham province, Cambodia. Subsequently, a case-control study was performed by individually assigning one non-dengue febrile control from the cohort to each laboratory-confirmed dengue case. Parents of cases and controls were interviewed using

SUBMITTER: Huy R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2696434 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature