NDLI: The economic burden of measles in children under five in Bangladesh

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Author	de Broucker, Gatien Ahmed, Sayem Hasan, Md. Zahid Mehdi, Gazi Golam Martin Del Campo, Jorge Ali, Md. Wazed Uddin, Md. Jasim Constenla, Dagna Patenaude, Bryan
Abstract	Background This study estimated the economic cost of treating measles in children under-5 in Bangladesh from the caregiver, government, and societal perspectives. Method We conducted an incidence-based study using an ingredient-based approach. We surveyed the administrative staff and the healthcare professionals at the facilities, recording their estimates supported by administrative data from the healthcare perspective. We conducted 100 face-to-face caregiver interviews at discharge and phone interviews 7 to 14 days post-discharge to capture all expenses, including time costs related to measles. All costs are in 2018 USD ($). Results From a societal perspective, a hospitalized and ambulatory case of measles cost $159 and $18, respectively. On average, the government spent $22 per hospitalized case of measles. At the same time, caregivers incurred $131 and $182 in economic costs, including $48 and $83 in out-of-pocket expenses in public and private not-for-profit facilities, respectively. Seventy-eight percent of the poorest caregivers faced catastrophic health expenditures compared to 21% of the richest. In 2018, 2263 cases of measles were confirmed, totaling $348,073 in economic costs to Bangladeshi society, with $121,842 in out-of-pocket payments for households. Conclusion The resurgence of measles outbreaks is a substantial cost for society, requiring significant short-term public expenditures, putting households into a precarious financial situation. Improving vaccination coverage in areas where it is deficient (Sylhet division in our study) would likely alleviate most of this burden.
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ISSN	14726963
DOI	10.1186/s12913-020-05880-5
Journal	BMC Health Services Research
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	20
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2020-11-10
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Health Administration Health Informatics Nursing Research Economic burden Cost of illness Measles Bangladesh Caregiver cost
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Health Policy

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