Economic burden of managing oral cancer patients in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional hospital -based costing study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Cancer of the oral cavity is the leading malignancy among males in Sri Lanka, and sixth among women. This study aimed to estimate costs of managing patients with oral cancer (OCA) in Sri Lanka for a 12 month period from diagnosis.

Design

Hospital based costing study.

Settings

Four selected cancer treatment centres in Sri Lanka.

Participants

Sixty-nine OCA patients: 60 were males and 12 had recurrent tumours.

Outcome

Societal perspectives (healthcare, household and indirect costs) were itemised. Costs to the healthcare system included surgery, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) care, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Capital costs including apportioned value of land, buildings, equipment and furniture. Household costs consisted of out of pocket expenditure

SUBMITTER: Amarasinghe H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661677 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature