Estimates of the economic burden of rotavirus‐associated and all‐cause diarrhoea in Vellore, India

S. Mendelsohn, Andrea; Ruth Asirvatham, Jaya; Mkaya Mwamburi, D.; V. Sowmynarayanan, T.; Malik, Vandana; Muliyil, Jayaprakash; Kang, Gagandeep

doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02094.x

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Estimates of the economic burden of rotavirus‐associated and all‐cause diarrhoea in Vellore, India

Published in Tropical Medicine & International Health • May 6, 2008

Authors:

Andrea S. Mendelsohn

Jaya Ruth Asirvatham

D. Mkaya Mwamburi

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the cost of rotavirus and all-cause diarrhoea in Vellore, India. METHODS: Parents of children <5 years of age accessing clinics, emergency rooms, or hospitals for acute diarrhoea completed a questionnaire detailing healthcare utilisation, medical and non-medical expenditures,...

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Medicine

Rotavirus

Diarrhoeal disease

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