Medical cost of acute diarrhea in children in ambulatory care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to estimate the direct medical cost per episode and the annual cost for acute diarrhea (AD) in children under five years of age in Ambulatory Care Centers of the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) of Ecuador.

Methods

A cost of illness study with a provider perspective was carried out through a micro-costing of health resources and valuated in international dollars. Medical consultations and laboratory tests were valued using the tariff framework of services for the National Health System and for the prescribed medications, a reported cost registry of pharmacy purchases made in the year of study was used.

Results

A total of 332 electronic health records of children under five years of age were included in the analysis. Laboratory tests

SUBMITTER: Sanchez X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9757569 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature