Department of Immunization Program, Fujian Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China.
Department of Immunization Program, Fuzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Fuzhou, China.
Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2021 Dec 2;17(12):5367-5371. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.1989917. Epub 2021 Oct 29.
Measles is a highly-contagious, serious diseases that can lead to potentially fatal illness, disability and death . We conducted an investigation to calculate the economic burden of measles cases from 2018 to 2019 and to analyze factors that influenced the total costs of measles cases in Fujian Province, China.
We investigated confirmed cases of measles by telephone interview, from 2018 to 2019, including demographic characteristics, therapeutic measures, self-treatment and nutritional supplement expenditure, transportation fees, and lost wages. Medical expenses in the hospitals were obtained from the hospital service charge system.
A total of 131 measles cases were investigated, the average direct cost, indirect cost, and total cost were $518, $284, and $802, respectively. The total cost was 15.5% of Annual Per Capita Disposable Income of Households ($5 162) in Fujian. Hospitalization (= 98.6, 95%: 21.1 ~ 460.6) and complication (= 8.7, 95%: 1.3 ~ 58.0) significantly influenced the total cost according to binary logistic regression, and an outbreak of measles may pose a significant threat to household finances in a short term.
The economic burden of measles was high when compared with Annual Per Capita Disposable Income of Households. The resurgence of measles and measles outbreaks increased economic burden of household finances.
麻疹是一种高度传染性的严重疾病，可导致潜在的致命疾病、残疾和死亡。我们进行了一项调查，以计算 2018 年至 2019 年麻疹病例的经济负担，并分析影响中国福建省麻疹病例总费用的因素。
我们通过电话访谈调查了 2018 年至 2019 年确诊的麻疹病例，包括人口统计学特征、治疗措施、自治疗和营养补充支出、交通费和工资损失。从医院收费系统中获取医院的医疗费用。
共调查了 131 例麻疹病例，平均直接成本、间接成本和总成本分别为 518 美元、284 美元和 802 美元。总成本占福建省家庭人均可支配年收入（5162 美元）的 15.5%。住院治疗（=98.6，95%置信区间：21.1460.6）和并发症（=8.7，95%置信区间：1.358.0）根据二项逻辑回归显著影响总成本，麻疹爆发短期内可能对家庭财务造成重大威胁。
麻疹的经济负担与家庭人均可支配年收入相比很高。麻疹的死灰复燃和麻疹爆发增加了家庭财务的经济负担。
