The cost-effect of active interventional program for typhoid fever and dengue fever that based on communicable disease surveillance system
- Author:
Tien Thi Kim Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
typhoid fever
- MeSH:
Typhoid Fever;
Dengue;
Communicable Diseases
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):87-89
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the cost of health care for typhoid/dengue fever. It was found that on average a case of typhoid fever costs 1,270,000 VND and a case of dengue fever costs 466,000VND for health care. The active interventional program for these diseases produced significant effects. The incidence of typhoid fever reduced by 70% and that of dengue fever reduced by 50%, leading to decrease in health care cost, out-of-working days and the disease burden of families and society. The interventional program that based on communicable disease surveillance showed to be cost-effective
