Direct and indirect costs for hospitalized patients with dengue in Southern Sri Lanka

• Main Authors: N. P. Weerasinghe (Author), C. K. Bodinayake (Author), W. M. D. G. B. Wijayaratne (Author), I. V. Devasiri (Author), N. J. Dahanayake (Author), M. R. P. Kurukulasooriya (Author), M. Premamali (Author), T. Sheng (Author), B. P. Nicholson (Author), H. A. Ubeysekera (Author), A. D. de Silva (Author), T. Østbye (Author), C. W. Woods (Author), L. G. Tillekeratne (Author), A De S Nagahawatte (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Southern Province of Sri Lanka is endemic with dengue, with frequent outbreaks and occurrence of severe disease. However, the economic burden of dengue is poorly quantified. Therefore, we conducted a cost analysis to assess the direct and indirect costs associated with hospit...