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Costs for households and community perception of meningitis outbreaks in Burkina Faso

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Colombini A, Bationo F, Zongo S, et al.

Full Citation:

Colombini A, Bationo F, Zongo S, et al. 2009. Costs for households and community perception of meningitis outbreaks in Burkina Faso. Clinical Infectious Disease. 49(10).

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Additional key concepts from this publication:

Episodes of illness due to outbreaks can cause catastrophic health expenditures to a household from medical and non-medical out-of-pocket expenditures.

Key Evidence: A 2006-07 meningococcal meningitis epidemic in Burkina Faso cost households an average of US$90 for each case of meningitis that occurred. These costs — representing nearly 2.5 months of the average per capita income for that year — included direct and indirect costs of treatment and lost income to caretakers.