Economic impact of cholera in households in rural southern Malawi: a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cholera remains a significant contributor to diarrhoeal illness, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Few studies have estimated the cost of illness (COI) of cholera in Malawi, a cholera-endemic country. The present study estimated the COI of cholera in Nsanje, southern Malawi, as part of the Cholera Surveillance in Malawi (CSIMA) programme following a mass cholera vaccination campaign in 2015.

Methods

Patients ≥12 months of age who were recruited as part of CSIMA were invited to participate in the COI survey. The COI tool captured household components of economic burden, including direct medical and non-medical costs, and indirect lost productivity costs.

Results

Between April 2016 and March 2020, 40 cholera cases were enrolled in the study, all of whom par

SUBMITTER: Hsiao A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161053 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature