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Erschienen in: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy 6/2018

01.12.2018 | Original Research Article

Estimation of the Direct Cost of Poliomyelitis Rehabilitation Treatment to Pakistani Patients: A 53-Year Retrospective Study

verfasst von: Atta Abbas Naqvi, Syed Baqir Shyum Naqvi, Fatima Zehra, Ashutosh Kumar Verma, Saman Usmani, Sehrish Badar, Rizwan Ahmad, Niyaz Ahmad

Erschienen in: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy | Ausgabe 6/2018

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Abstract

Background

Pakistan is one of the last few countries in which poliomyelitis is endemic. Evidence indicates that out-of-pocket expenditures are a barrier to polio rehabilitation treatment, yet there are no reported figures related to the financial burden of this disease on patients in a recently polio-endemic country.

Objective

This study investigated direct costs attributed to rehabilitation treatment of poliomyelitis among Pakistani patients and reported its duration along with the socioeconomic status of poliomyelitis survivors.

Conclusion

The cost of poliomyelitis rehabilitation in Pakistan is high; it has an economic effect on the lives of patients and their families. Despite good education, polio survivors in Pakistan appear to have low socioeconomic status, lower chances of employment and marriage, as well as fewer children. Further research is recommended to explore the burden of disease on society, i.e., indirect costs and suffering.
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Metadaten
Titel
Estimation of the Direct Cost of Poliomyelitis Rehabilitation Treatment to Pakistani Patients: A 53-Year Retrospective Study
verfasst von
Atta Abbas Naqvi
Syed Baqir Shyum Naqvi
Fatima Zehra
Ashutosh Kumar Verma
Saman Usmani
Sehrish Badar
Rizwan Ahmad
Niyaz Ahmad
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2018
Verlag
Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in
Applied Health Economics and Health Policy / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1175-5652
Elektronische ISSN: 1179-1896
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-018-0422-6

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