ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2023
Economic burden of dengue in urban Bangladesh: A societal perspective.
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- The economic burden of dengue: a systematic literature review of unit costs for non-fatal episodes treated in the formal healthcare system.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Catastrophic health expenditures and medical impoverishment in Bangladesh: evidence from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Community participation and operational lessons from implementing a protective coating as a novel vector control tool in dengue-endemic neighborhoods of Cúcuta and Los Patios, Colombia.BMC public health · 2026Article
- "Beyond the Crisis: Forging a Climate-Resilient Health System for Bangladesh".Health science reports · 2026Article
- Climate change and budget cuts: Facing theMalariaWorld journal · 2026Article
- Dengue fever in Bangladesh: rising trends, contributing factors, and public health implications.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025Review
- Epidemiological and Geographical Factors Associated with Dengue in Bangladesh: A Multicenter Study of the 2023 Dengue Epidemic.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDengue, a vector-borne disease, is a major public health problem in many tropical and subtropical countries including Bangladesh. The objective of this study is to estimate the societal cost of illness of dengue infections among the urban population in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
methodsA cost-of-illness study was conducted using a prevalence-based approach from a societal perspective. Costs attributable to dengue were estimated from a bottom-up strategy using the guideline proposed by the World Health Organization for estimating the economic burden of infectious diseases.
resultsA total of 302 hospitalized confirmed dengue patients were enrolled in this study. The average cost to society for a person with a dengue episode was US$ 479.02. This amount was ranged between US$ 341.67 and US$ 567.12 for those patients who were treated at public and private hospitals, respectively. The households out-of-pocket cost contributed to a larger portion of the total costs of illness (66%) while the cost burden was significantly higher for the poorest households than the richest quintile.
conclusionsDengue disease imposes a substantial financial burden on households and society. Therefore, decision-makers should consider the treatment cost of dengue infections, particularly among the poor in the population while balancing the benefits of introducing potentially effective dengue preventive programs in Bangladesh.
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