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Economic burdens of pneumonia can cause families to go into debt

A study in Bangladesh found that families are heavily borrowing or losing assets to be able to bear the cost of pneumonia in their children under 5 years of age.

Full Citation:
Alamgir, N.I., Naheed, A., and Luby, S.P. 2010. Coping strategies for financial burdens in families with childhood pneumonia in Bangladesh. BMC Public Health. 10(622).

Title of Article: Coping strategies for financial burdens in families with childhood pneumonia in Bangladesh

Author(s): Alamgir, N.I., Naheed, A., and Luby, S.P

Publication Year: 2010

Publication Name: BMC Public Health

Publication Volume: 10(622)

Publication Source URL: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2987396/

DOI (Digital Object Identifier): 10.1186/1471-2458-10-622

Topics: Economics & Return on Investment

Disease Vaccines: Pneumonia

Countries: Bangladesh

WHO Regions: South-East Asia