Inpatient Care Costs of COVID-19 in South Africa's Public Healthcare System.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a devastating impact globally, with severe health and economic consequences. To prepare health systems to deal with the pandemic, epidemiological and cost projection models are required to inform budgets and efficient allocation of resources. This study estimates daily inpatient care costs of COVID-19 in South Africa, an important input into cost projection and economic evaluation models.

Methods

We adopted a micro-costing approach, which involved the identification, measurement and valuation of resources used in the clinical management of COVID-19. We considered only direct medical costs for an episode of hospitalisation from the South African public health system perspective. Resource quantities and unit costs were obt

SUBMITTER: Edoka I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9808349 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature