Economic costs of epidemic malaria to households in rural Ethiopia

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1148-1156

  Deressa, Wakgari ^a   Hailemariam, Damen ^a   Ali, Ahmed ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Economic cost; Epidemic malaria; Ethiopia; Febrile illness; Rural households

Indexed keywords

COST; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIC; ESTIMATION METHOD; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; INSECTICIDE; MALARIA; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIC; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSQUITO CONTROL; RURAL HEALTH;

ADAMI TULU; AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 35448950434     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01901.x     Document Type: Article

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