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Economic Burden of Dengue Virus Infection at the Household Level Among Residents of Puerto Maldonado, Peru

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dc.contributor.author Salmon-Mulanovich, Gabriela
dc.contributor.author Blazes, David L.
dc.contributor.author Lescano Guevara, Andres Guillermo
dc.contributor.author Bausch, Daniel G.
dc.contributor.author Montgomery, Joel M.
dc.contributor.author Pan, William K.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-06T14:57:38Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-06T14:57:38Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5472
dc.description.abstract Dengue virus (DENV) was reintroduced to Peru in the 1990s and has been reported in Puerto Maldonado (population ~65,000) in the Peruvian southern Amazon basin since 2000. This region also has the highest human migration rate in the country, mainly from areas not endemic for DENV. The objective of this study was to assess the proportion of household income that is diverted to costs incurred because of dengue illness and to compare these expenses between recent migrants (RMs) and long-term residents (LTRs). We administered a standardized questionnaire to persons diagnosed with dengue illness at Hospital Santa Rosa in Puerto Maldonado from December 2012 to March 2013. We compared direct and indirect medical costs between RMs and LTRs. A total of 80 participants completed the survey, of whom 28 (35%) were RMs and 52 (65%) were LTRs. Each dengue illness episode cost the household an average of US$105 (standard deviation [SD] = 107), representing 24% of their monthly income. Indirect costs were the greatest expense (US$56, SD = 87), especially lost wages. The proportion of household income diverted to dengue illness did not differ significantly between RM and LTR households. The study highlights the significant financial burden incurred by households when a family member suffers dengue illness. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Adult en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Family Characteristics en_US
dc.subject Cost of Illness en_US
dc.subject Income/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject Dengue/economics/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Financing, Personal/economics/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject Health Care Costs/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject Health Services Accessibility/economics/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.title Economic Burden of Dengue Virus Infection at the Household Level Among Residents of Puerto Maldonado, Peru en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.14-0755
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn 1476-1645


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