Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective.
<h4>Background</h4>Dengue, a vector-borne disease, is a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries including Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to estimate the societal cost of illness of dengue infections among the urban population in Dhaka, Banglades...
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| author | Abdur Razzaque Sarker Subrata Paul Fatema Zohara Zakir Hossain Irfat Zabeen S M Zahedul Islam Chowdhury Maruf Ahmed Nausad Ali Raymond Oppong |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Dengue, a vector-borne disease, is a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries including Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to estimate the societal cost of illness of dengue infections among the urban population in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<h4>Methods</h4>A cost-of-illness study was conducted using a prevalence-based approach from a societal perspective. Costs attributable to dengue were estimated from a bottom-up strategy using the guideline proposed by the World Health Organization for estimating the economic burden of infectious diseases.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 302 hospitalized confirmed dengue patients were enrolled in this study. The average cost to society for a person with a dengue episode was US$ 479.02. This amount was ranged between US$ 341.67 and US$ 567.12 for those patients who were treated at public and private hospitals, respectively. The households out-of-pocket cost contributed to a larger portion of the total costs of illness (66%) while the cost burden was significantly higher for the poorest households than the richest quintile.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Dengue disease imposes a substantial financial burden on households and society. Therefore, decision-makers should consider the treatment cost of dengue infections, particularly among the poor in the population while balancing the benefits of introducing potentially effective dengue preventive programs in Bangladesh. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5aaefbaea9704aee9db9eab6d28cd4562023-12-24T05:33:59ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352023-12-011712e001182010.1371/journal.pntd.0011820Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective.Abdur Razzaque SarkerSubrata PaulFatema ZoharaZakir HossainIrfat ZabeenS M Zahedul Islam ChowdhuryMaruf AhmedNausad AliRaymond Oppong<h4>Background</h4>Dengue, a vector-borne disease, is a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries including Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to estimate the societal cost of illness of dengue infections among the urban population in Dhaka, Bangladesh.<h4>Methods</h4>A cost-of-illness study was conducted using a prevalence-based approach from a societal perspective. Costs attributable to dengue were estimated from a bottom-up strategy using the guideline proposed by the World Health Organization for estimating the economic burden of infectious diseases.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 302 hospitalized confirmed dengue patients were enrolled in this study. The average cost to society for a person with a dengue episode was US$ 479.02. This amount was ranged between US$ 341.67 and US$ 567.12 for those patients who were treated at public and private hospitals, respectively. The households out-of-pocket cost contributed to a larger portion of the total costs of illness (66%) while the cost burden was significantly higher for the poorest households than the richest quintile.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Dengue disease imposes a substantial financial burden on households and society. Therefore, decision-makers should consider the treatment cost of dengue infections, particularly among the poor in the population while balancing the benefits of introducing potentially effective dengue preventive programs in Bangladesh.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011820 |
| spellingShingle | Abdur Razzaque Sarker Subrata Paul Fatema Zohara Zakir Hossain Irfat Zabeen S M Zahedul Islam Chowdhury Maruf Ahmed Nausad Ali Raymond Oppong Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective. |
| title_full | Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective. |
| title_fullStr | Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective. |
| title_short | Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective. |
| title_sort | economic burden of dengue in urban bangladesh a societal perspective |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011820 |
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