Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care giúp cho các bạn có thêm kiến thức về ngành y học đề tài: The economic burden of inpatient paediatric care in Kenya: household and provider costs for treatment of pneumonia, malaria and meningitis. | Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation BioMed Central Research The economic burden of inpatient paediatric care in Kenya household and provider costs for treatment of pneumonia malaria and meningitis Philip Ayieko 1 Angela O Akumu1 Ulla K Griffiths2 and Mike English1 3 Open Access Address 1Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust research Programme . Box 43640-00100 GPO Nairobi Kenya 2Health Policy Unit London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London WC1E 7HT UK and 3Department of Paediatrics University of Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital Headington Oxford UK Email Philip Ayieko - payieko@ Angela O Akumu - oangelasharon@ Ulla K Griffiths - Mike English - menglish@ Corresponding author Published 22 January 2009 Received 7 November 2007 . . -tr Accepted 22 January 2009 Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2009 7 3 doi 1478-7547-7-3 This article is available from http content 7 1 3 2009 Ayieko et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Knowledge of treatment cost is essential in assessing cost effectiveness in healthcare. Evidence of the potential impact of implementing available interventions against childhood illnesses in developing countries challenges us to define the costs of treating these diseases. The purpose of this study is to describe the total costs associated with treatment of pneumonia malaria and meningitis in children less than five years in seven Kenyan hospitals. Methods Patient resource use data were obtained from largely prospective evaluation of medical records and household expenditure during illness was collected .
