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