Costs Associated with Malaria in Pregnancy in the Brazilian Amazon, a Low Endemic Area Where Plasmodium vivax Predominates.

• Main Authors: Camila Bôtto-Menezes (Author), Azucena Bardají (Author), Giselane Dos Santos Campos (Author), Silke Fernandes (Author), Kara Hanson (Author), Flor Ernestina Martínez-Espinosa (Author), Clara Menéndez (Author), Elisa Sicuri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Information on costs associated with malaria in pregnancy (MiP) in low transmission areas where Plasmodium vivax predominates is so far missing. This study estimates health system and patient costs of MiP in the Brazilian Amazon. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:Between January 2011 and March 2...