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@article{Deribe:2020:trstmh/traa003,
author = {Deribe, K and Negussu, N and Newport, MJ and Davey, G and Turner, HC},
doi = {trstmh/traa003},
journal = {Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene},
pages = {284--292},
title = {The health and economic burden of podoconiosis in Ethiopia},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa003},
volume = {114},
year = {2020}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - BackgroundPodoconiosis is one of the leading causes of lymphoedema-related morbidity in low-income settings, but little is known about the scale of its health and economic impact. This information is required to inform control programme planning and policy. In this study, we estimated the health and economic burden of podoconiosis in Ethiopia.MethodsWe developed a model to estimate the health burden attributed to podoconiosis in terms of the number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and the economic burden. We estimated the economic burden by quantifying the treatment and morbidity-management costs incurred by the healthcare system in managing clinical cases, patients' out-of-pocket costs and their productivity costs.ResultsIn 2017, there were 1.5 million cases of podoconiosis in Ethiopia, which corresponds to 172 073 DALYs or 182 per 100 000 people. The total economic burden of podoconiosis in Ethiopia is estimated to be US$213.2 million annually and 91.1% of this resulted from productivity costs. The average economic burden per podoconiosis case was US$136.9.ConclusionsThe national cost of podoconiosis is formidable. If control measures are scaled up and the morbidity burden reduced, this will lead to Ethiopia saving millions of dollars. Our estimates provide important benchmark economic costs to programme planners, policymakers and donors for resource allocation and priority setting.
AU - Deribe,K
AU - Negussu,N
AU - Newport,MJ
AU - Davey,G
AU - Turner,HC
DO - trstmh/traa003
EP - 292
PY - 2020///
SN - 0035-9203
SP - 284
TI - The health and economic burden of podoconiosis in Ethiopia
T2 - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa003
UR - https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance-article/doi/10.1093/trstmh/traa003/5735652
VL - 114
ER -
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