The economic impact of childhood acute gastroenteritis on Malawian families and the healthcare system.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This prospective cohort study sought to estimate health system and household costs for episodes of diarrhoeal illness in Malawi.

Setting

Data were collected in two Malawian settings: a rural health centre in Chilumba and an urban tertiary care hospital in Blantyre.

Participants

Children under 5 years of age presenting with diarrhoeal disease between 1 January 2013 and 21 November 2014 were eligible for inclusion. Illnesses attributed to other underlying causes were excluded, as were illnesses commencing more than 2 weeks prior to presentation. Complete data were collected on 514 cases at both the time of the initial visit to the participating healthcare facility and 6 weeks after discharge.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome m

SUBMITTER: Hendrix N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5589001 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature