[Dengue economic impact in Paraguay]. / Impacto económico del dengue en Paraguay.
Rev Chilena Infectol
; 37(4): 356-361, 2020 Aug.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33399655
BACKGROUND: Since the end of the 20th century, dengue has periodically devastated Paraguay. Its high morbidity and mortality translate into a high global socio-economic impact and a high burden on health care systems. AIM: To determine the economic cost and burden of dengue in Paraguay. METHODS: The direct and indirect costs of dengue were estimated in both outpatient and hospitalized cases. Likewise, the years of life adjusted for disability (DALY) were calculated from the sum of the years of life lost (YPLL) due to premature mortality in the population and years lost due to disability (DVSP). RESULTS: The unit cost per ambulatory case was US dollars 52.5 and for hospitalized patients US dollars 300 with a total cost for the 4 years of US dollars 276,804.864 and US dollars 23,236.45, respectively. The AVPP were 18,469.7 per million inhabitants; the DVSP of 185,835 and the DALYs 32,676 years per million inhabitants. CONCLUSIONS: Dengue imposes considerable costs for both the health sector and the economy in general in Paraguay.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dengue
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Paraguay
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Chilena Infectol
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Paraguai
País de publicação:
Chile