Economic burden due to COVID-19 in a Colombian Caribbean state, 2020 and 2021.
Epidemiol Serv Saude
; 33: e2023830, 2024.
Article
en En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38985065
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To estimate the economic burden associated with COVID-19 in Córdoba, Colombia, 2020 and 2021.METHODS:
Economic burden study. Direct costs were analyzed from the third-party payer perspective using healthcare administrative databases and interviews from a cohort of confirmed COVID-19 cases from Córdoba. Costing aggregation was performed by the bottom-up method. Indirect costs were estimated using the productivity loss approach. Contrast tests and statistical models were estimated at 5% significance.RESULTS:
We studied 1,800 COVID-19 cases. The average economic cost of COVID-19 per episode was estimated at US$ 2,519 (95%CI 1,980;3,047). The direct medical cost component accounted for 92.9% of the total; out-of-pocket and indirect costs accounted for 2% and 5.1%, respectively.CONCLUSION:
COVID-19 economic cost was mainly due to direct medical costs. This study provided evidence of the economic burden faced by households due to COVID-19, with the most vulnerable households bearing much of the burden on their income.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Gastos en Salud
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Costo de Enfermedad
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COVID-19
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Colombia
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Epidemiol Serv Saude
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article