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ArticleAddiction & health2017

Estimation of the Cost of Smoking-Attributable Diseases (Five Selected Diseases): A Case in Kerman City, Iran, 2014.

Maliheh Ghobadi, Mohammad Reza Farrokhi, Nouzar Nakhaee, Mohammad Jafari-Sirizi, Mohsen Barouni

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Maliheh GhobadiDepartment of Policy Management and Health Economics, School of Health Management and Medical Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Reza FarrokhiGeneral Practitioner, Management of Medical Treatment and Medical Documents of the Social Security Organization, Kerman, Iran.
Nouzar NakhaeeProfessor, Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Mohammad Jafari-SiriziHealth Insurance Organization, Kerman, Iran.
Mohsen BarouniAssociate Professor, Health Services Management Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.

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backgroundCigarette seems to be the least valuable of addictive drugs. It is easily accessible to the public, and its harmful personal and social effects have attracted less attention. Therefore, the present research was carried out with the aim of presenting cost estimations of smoking-related diseases in smokers who aged 35 or higher in Kerman City, Iran, in 2014.

methodsUsing the prevalence approach, the direct and indirect costs of smoking-attributable diseases including lung cancer, gastric cancer, myocardial infarction, stroke, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were estimated. The initial data were obtained from the information in documents of medical document units as well as the 2014 income statements of teaching hospitals of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman City.

findingsIn this research, total economic costs of diseases attributed to smoking were estimated to be 50 million dollars in 2014 in Kerman City, and calculations suggest that this figure accounts for 0.02% of Iran's gross domestic product (GDP). Total direct cost of diseases caused by smoking in Kerman City adds up to 17 million dollars, whereas the estimated indirect cost of diseases caused by smoking is 33 million dollars. The yearly per capita cost of any of the selected five diseases is 270 dollars.

conclusionSmoking places a high economic burden on health system and society as a whole. Therefore, stronger intervention measures against smoking should be taken without delay to reduce the health and financial losses caused by smoking.

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CancerChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCost of illnessMyocardial infarctionRelative riskSmokingStroke

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