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Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2015 Nov 7. doi: 10.1111/irv.12357. [Epub ahead of print]
A Population-Based Estimate of the Economic Burden of Influenza in Peru, 2009-2010.
Tinoco YO1,2, Azziz-Baumgartner E3, R?zuri H1, Kasper MR1, Romero C1, Ortiz E1, Gomez J4, Widdowson MA3, Uyeki TM3, Gilman RH2, Bausch DG1,5, Montgomery JM1,6; Peru Influenza Cohorts Working Group.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Influenza disease burden and economic impact data are needed to assess the potential value of interventions. Such information is limited from resource-limited settings. We therefore studied the cost of influenza in Peru.
METHODS:
We used data collected during June 2009-December 2010 from laboratory-confirmed influenza cases identified through a household cohort in Peru. We determined the self-reported direct and indirect costs of self-treatment, outpatient care, emergency ward care and hospitalizations through standardized questionnaires. We recorded costs accrued 15-day from illness onset. Direct costs represented medication, consultation, diagnostic fees, and health-related expenses such as transportation and phone calls. Indirect costs represented lost productivity during days of illness by both cases and caregivers. We estimated the annual economic cost and the impact of a case of influenza on a household.
RESULTS:
There were 1,321 confirmed influenza cases, of which 47% sought healthcare. Influenza case-patients paid a median of $13 (IQR 5-26) for self-treatment, $19 (IQR 9-34) for ambulatory non-medical attended illness, $29 (IQR 14-51) for ambulatory medical attended illness, and $171 (IQR 113-258) for hospitalizations. Overall, the projected national cost of an influenza illness was $83-$85 millions. Costs per influenza illness represented 14% of the monthly household income of the lowest income quartile (compared to 3% of the highest quartile).
CONCLUSION:
Influenza virus infection causes an important economic burden, particularly among the poorest families and those hospitalized. Prevention strategies such as annual influenza vaccination program targeting SAGE population at risk could reduce the overall economic impact of seasonal influenza. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
costs; healthcare economics; human influenza; population based; prevention and control
PMID: 26547629 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free full text
A Population-Based Estimate of the Economic Burden of Influenza in Peru, 2009-2010.
Tinoco YO1,2, Azziz-Baumgartner E3, R?zuri H1, Kasper MR1, Romero C1, Ortiz E1, Gomez J4, Widdowson MA3, Uyeki TM3, Gilman RH2, Bausch DG1,5, Montgomery JM1,6; Peru Influenza Cohorts Working Group.
Author information
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Influenza disease burden and economic impact data are needed to assess the potential value of interventions. Such information is limited from resource-limited settings. We therefore studied the cost of influenza in Peru.
METHODS:
We used data collected during June 2009-December 2010 from laboratory-confirmed influenza cases identified through a household cohort in Peru. We determined the self-reported direct and indirect costs of self-treatment, outpatient care, emergency ward care and hospitalizations through standardized questionnaires. We recorded costs accrued 15-day from illness onset. Direct costs represented medication, consultation, diagnostic fees, and health-related expenses such as transportation and phone calls. Indirect costs represented lost productivity during days of illness by both cases and caregivers. We estimated the annual economic cost and the impact of a case of influenza on a household.
RESULTS:
There were 1,321 confirmed influenza cases, of which 47% sought healthcare. Influenza case-patients paid a median of $13 (IQR 5-26) for self-treatment, $19 (IQR 9-34) for ambulatory non-medical attended illness, $29 (IQR 14-51) for ambulatory medical attended illness, and $171 (IQR 113-258) for hospitalizations. Overall, the projected national cost of an influenza illness was $83-$85 millions. Costs per influenza illness represented 14% of the monthly household income of the lowest income quartile (compared to 3% of the highest quartile).
CONCLUSION:
Influenza virus infection causes an important economic burden, particularly among the poorest families and those hospitalized. Prevention strategies such as annual influenza vaccination program targeting SAGE population at risk could reduce the overall economic impact of seasonal influenza. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
costs; healthcare economics; human influenza; population based; prevention and control
PMID: 26547629 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] Free full text