Determinants of Household Costs Associated With Childhood Diarrhea in 3 South Asian Settings (original) (raw)

Richard Rheingans

2012, Clinical Infectious Diseases

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In addition to being a major cause of mortality in South Asia, childhood diarrhea creates economic burden for affected households. We used survey data from sites in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan to estimate the costs borne by households due to childhood diarrhea, including direct medical costs, direct nonmedical costs, and productivity losses.