Cost-of-illness of cholera to households and health facilities in rural Malawi.

ABSTRACT: Cholera remains an important public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries. Vaccination has been recommended as a possible intervention for the prevention and control of cholera. Evidence, especially data on disease burden, cost-of-illness, delivery costs and cost-effectiveness to support a wider use of vaccine is still weak. This study aims at estimating the cost-of-illness of cholera to households and health facilities in Machinga and Zomba Districts, Malawi. A cross-sectional study using retrospectively collected cost data was undertaken in this investigation. One hundred patients were purposefully selected for the assessment of the household cost-of-illness and four cholera treatment centres and one health facility were selected for the assessment conducted in health f

SUBMITTER: Ilboudo PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5608291 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature