Economic burden of varicella in Bangkok, Thailand

A multicenter medical chart review study

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ID19592912
AuthorsSalome Samant (0000-0001-6176-0677, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States), corresponding author), Manjiri Pawaskar (0000-0001-8009-805X, Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States), corresponding author), Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn (0000-0001-8166-8691, Mahidol University, corresponding author), Supitcha Kamolratanakul (Mahidol University, corresponding author), Sujane Limpadanai (Mission Hospital, corresponding author), Bianca Jackson (0000-0002-5566-2971, Open Health Systems Laboratory, corresponding author), Jennifer Stephens (0000-0002-5623-7934, Open Health Systems Laboratory, corresponding author), Isaya Sukarom (0000-0002-0568-8145, corresponding author), Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit (0000-0002-0140-4600, Siriraj Hospital, corresponding author)
EditorsSheetal Prakash Silal
Year2024
Volume4
Issue6
Pagese0003099
Publication date2024-06-12
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0003099
PMID38865316
OpenAlexW4399563351
LanguageEN
References cited31

Our multicenter, medical chart review, cost-of-illness study used a micro-costing approach to evaluate the economic burden associated with varicella in Bangkok, Thailand, from a societal perspective. We reviewed medical charts of adults and children with a primary diagnosis of varicella (2014–2018) from 4 hospitals in Bangkok. Reported healthcare resource utilization and missed school or workdays were extracted from medical charts. Mean direct, indirect, and total costs per patient were estimated for overall, adult, and pediatric patients (2020 USD). Of the 200 children and 60 adults, 99.6%, 5.4%, and 5.4% had a varicella-related outpatient visit, emergency department visit, and hospitalization, respectively. The mean direct medical cost was 33 USD for pediatric and adult patients. The mean cost of outpatient visits (8 vs 13 USD, P P P

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