Patients' costs, socio-economic and health system aspects associated with malaria in pregnancy in an endemic area of Colombia.

ABSTRACT: Malaria in pregnancy threatens birth outcomes and the health of women and their newborns. This is also the case in low transmission areas, such as Colombia, where Plasmodium vivax is the dominant parasite species. Within the Colombian health system, which underwent major reforms in the 90s, malaria treatment is provided free of charge to patients. However, patients still incur costs, such as transportation and value of time lost due to the disease. We estimated such costs among 40 pregnant women with clinical malaria (30% Plasmodium falciparum, 70% Plasmodium vivax) in the municipality of Tierralta, Northern Colombia. In a cross-sectional study, women were interviewed after an outpatient or inpatient laboratory confirmed malaria episode. Women were asked to report all types of cost incurre

SUBMITTER: Sicuri E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5951590 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature