Economic burden of malaria and predictors of cost variability to rural households in south-central Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While recognizing the recent remarkable achievement in the global malaria reduction, the disease remains a challenge to the malaria endemic countries in Africa. Beyond the huge health consequence of malaria, policymakers need to be informed about the economic burden of the disease to the households. However, evidence on the economic burden of malaria in Ethiopia is scanty. The aims of this study were to estimate the economic burden of malaria episode and to identify predictors of cost variability to the rural households.

Methods

A prospective costing approach from a household perspective was employed. A total of 190 malaria patients were enrolled to the study from three health centers and nine health posts in Adami Tullu district in south-central Ethiopia, in 2015

SUBMITTER: Hailu A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5636083 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature