The economic burden of pneumonia in children under five in Uganda

The economic burden of pneumonia in children under five in Uganda

Background: There were about 138 million new episodes of pneumonia and 0.9 million deaths globally in 2015. In Uganda, pneumonia was the fourth leading cause of death in children under five years of age in 2017–18. However, the economic burden of pneumonia, particularly for households and caregivers...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Ekirapa-Kiracho, Gatien De Broucker, Anthony Ssebagereka, Aloysius Mutebi, Rebecca Racheal Apolot, Bryan Patenaude, Dagna Constenla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Vaccine: X
Subjects:
Pneumonia
Cost-of-illness
Uganda
Vaccine-preventable disease
Economic burden
Economic benefit of immunization
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590136221000127

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