[Evaluation of the cost of stroke management in Dakar, Senegal]. / Evaluation du coût de prise en charge des accidents vasculaires cérébraux à Dakar--Senegal.
Med Trop (Mars)
; 65(5): 458-64, 2005 Nov.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16465816
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this one-year cross-sectional study conducted in 1997 was to estimate the direct cost of stroke management in the Neurology Department of Fann University Hospital in Dakar, Senegal. Data were collected about the type of care services required and related spending. Cost analysis was made in CFA Francs (CFAF), the Senegalese currency (1 USD = 500 CFAF in 1997). A total of 1260 patients were hospitalized in the department including 383 for stroke (30.4%). Mean age was 60.8 +/- 14.2 years and men accounted for 49.2% of the population. The mortality rate was 46.2% among hospitalized patients. A total of 33,573 medical acts were carried out including 12,052 (35.9%) for stroke management. The direct cost of stroke management was 32,614,442 CFAF with a mean cost of 78,426 CFAF per patient. The cost was 18,839 CFAF in the patient care unit (57.8%) and 4,954,635 CFAF in the neuroradiology unit (15.2%). The cost of health care personnel was 19,373,172 CFAF (59.4%) and the cost for drugs and other medical products was 8,253,246 CFAF. Health education programs aimed at increasing awareness of risk factors are needed to reduce the cost of stroke management in this difficult economic period.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Custos de Cuidados de Saúde
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Med Trop (Mars)
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article