Expenditure to Treat Thalassaemia: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
| Title: | Expenditure to Treat Thalassaemia: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India |
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| Authors: | S Mallik, C Chatterjee, Pankaj Mandal, Jadab Sardar, P Ghosh, N Manna |
| Source: | Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol 39, Iss 1 (2010) |
| Publisher Information: | Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2010. |
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| Collection: | LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: | Background: The medical and economic problem of thalassaemia are considered to be a vast public health problem in the thalassaemia belt countries, emphasizing more on prenatal diagnosis as the solution of the problem. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Institute of Haematology & Transfusion Medicine located in Medical College, Kolkata, India to assess the socio-demographic profile, clinical presentation, expenditure for treatment of thalassaemia patients and awareness about cause and prevention of the disease. Results: Thalassaemia patients attended the Govt. setting were mostly from lower socioeconomic status with low level of literacy. Annual expenditure for treatment of thalassaemia ranged from $ 108 to 432; depending on type of treatment with average cost per transfusion was $ 5.2±2.2. Average 18.5%±14.3 of the total annual income was spent on the treatment for thalassaemia. Average man days or school days lost for the patients was 29.87±18.5 and 19.07±12.7 for the accompanying persons. Conclusion: Blood transfusion and carrier screening facilities should be decentralized to decrease the expenditure for treatment and alleviate the harassment of the families. Folate and calcium tablets, hepatitis B vaccination can be made available at government setting free of cost. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2251-6085 2251-6093 |
| Relation: | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/3137; https://doaj.org/toc/2251-6085; https://doaj.org/toc/2251-6093 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/948506a9730a48b59affc7c0398d95a5 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.948506a9730a48b59affc7c0398d95a5 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 22516085 22516093 |
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| Published in: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
| Language: | English |