[Part of health costs related to malaria in a Cameroon enterprise]. / Part des dépenses de santé liée au paludisme dans une entreprise camerounaise en 1994.
Med Trop (Mars)
; 57(2): 169-73, 1997.
Article
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| ID: mdl-9304012
In 1995 a survey was conducted in a metallurgical company in Cameroon to determine the percentage of health-related costs attributed to malaria. Both direct (consultation, hospitalizations, laboratory tests, and drugs) and indirect (sick pay, overtime, and lost production) costs were included. Total annual health-related expenditures were 4,125,000 FF. The average amount spent was 5,800 FF per family or 900 FF per eligible person. Malaria accounted for 1,272,000 FF or 31% of these expenditures. Thus the average amount spent for malaria was 1780 FF per family and 275 FF per eligible person. These figures indicate that a prevention program based mainly on use of impregnated mosquito nets, would be a highly cost-effective approach especially within the context of a well-organized health care system, a stable local population, a high mosquito biting nuisance, a good awareness of this nuisance, the possibility of social upheaval, and probable company support. Since a malaria-prevention program running at 50% efficiency would only decrease the malaria-related costs by about 12.5% of overall annual health expenditures, careful monitoring of cost-effectiveness would be necessary.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Costos de la Atención en Salud
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Malaria
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Metalurgia
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Servicios de Salud del Trabajador
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Med Trop (Mars)
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Camerún
Pais de publicación:
Francia