Title: Cost of dengue and other febrile illnesses to households in rural Cambodia: A prospective community-based case-control study

Mental illnesses affect roughly 20 percent of the US population. Like other health conditions, mental impose costs on individuals; they also generate that extend to family members and larger society. Care for has evolved quite differently from rest care sector. While medical in general seen major advances technology treatment this not been case same extent illnesses. Relative illnesses, cost gr...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE In India, health services are funded largely through out-of-pocket spendings (OOPS). We carried out this study to collect data on the cost of an illness episode and parameters affecting cost in five locations in India. METHODS The data were obtained through a household survey carried out in 2005 in five locations among resource-poor persons in rural India. The analysis ...

Introduction Chronic illnesses are slowly becoming more prevalent worldwide. The implications and ramifications of these illnesses vary and affect not only the patient but the entire household in many ways. This research focuses on the economic implications of this category of illnesses on the entire household. The aim is to determine the economic implications of chronic illnesses on households...