Article describes a field study aimed at measuring the personal cost of illness from five major water-related diseases (enteric fever, acute diarrhoeal diseases, infective hepatitis, conjunctivitis and scabies).
| Title | Measurement of the personal cost of illness due to some major water-related diseases in an Indian rural population |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1990 |
| Authors | Verma, BL, Srivastava, RN |
| Pagination | p. 169-176: 6 tab. |
| Date Published | 1990-01-01 |
| Keywords | conjunctivitis, costs, diarrhoeal diseases, enteric infections, field studies, health impact, income, india uttar pradesh, infectious hepatitis, rural areas, scabies |
| Abstract | Article describes a field study aimed at measuring the personal cost of illness from five major water-related diseases (enteric fever, acute diarrhoeal diseases, infective hepatitis, conjunctivitis and scabies). The study was undertaken in a rural area of Uttar Pradesh (India) in 1981-1982. The measurement of the cost of illness included information on losses in productivity (i.e income) and treatment costs. The annual costs of illnesses per 100 people in 1981 were Rs 7,353 (US$ 525) for enteric fever, Rs 5,333 (US$ 381) for acute diarrhoeal diseases, Rs 7,364 (US$ 526) for conjuctivitis, Rs 1,839 (US$ 131) for scabies and Rs 211 (US$ 15) for infective hepatitis. In 1982, costs for the above diseases were Rs 8,622 (US$ 616), Rs 5,191 (US$ 371), Rs 3,289 (US$ 235), Rs 7,402 (US$ 529) and Rs 323 (US$ 23) respectively. The aggregate annual costs of illnesses due to the above five diseases per person ranged Rs 221 (US$ 16) and Rs 248 (US$ 18) in the two years. |
| Notes | 10 ref. |
| Custom 1 | 202.7, 203.1 |
