Economic burden of public health care and hospitalisation associated with COVID-19 in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the socio-economic burden imposed on the Chinese healthcare system during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Study design

A cross-sectional study was used to investigate how COVID-19 impacted health and medical costs in China. Data were derived from a subdivision of the Centers for Disease control and Prevention of China.

Methods

We prospectively collected information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the designated hospitals to determine the cost of public health care and hospitalisation due to COVID-19. We estimated the resource use and direct medical costs associated with public health.

Results

The average costs, per case, for specimen collection and nucleic acid testing (NAT [speci

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC8754688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature