Economic cost of a case of diarrhoea in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A cost of illness study.

• Main Authors: Patrick V Katana (Author), Espoir Bwenge Malembaka (Author), Patrick Musole Bugeme (Author), Jaime Mufitini Saidi (Author), Oliver Cumming (Author), Karin Gallandat (Author), Ian Ross (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Diarrhoea is one of the leading causes of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) among children below five years, though the proportion of the burden occurring amongst those aged over 70 is increasing. The cost of treating and managing diarrhoea can place a burden on i...