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ArticleEpidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil2024

Economic burden due to COVID-19 in a Colombian Caribbean state, 2020 and 2021.

Fernando Salcedo-Mejía, Lina Moyano-Tamara, Josefina Zakzuk, Ana Milena Lozano, Héctor Serrano-Coll, Bertha Gastelbondo, Salim Mattar Velilla, Nelson Rafael Alvis Zakzuk, Nelson J Alvis-Zakzuk, Nelson Alvis Guzmán

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Fernando Salcedo-MejíaALZAK Foundation, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0002-8700-3604
Lina Moyano-TamaraALZAK Foundation, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0001-7571-206X
Josefina ZakzukUniversidad de Cartagena, Grupo de Investigación en Economía de la Salud, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6007-5376
Ana Milena LozanoALZAK Foundation, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6553-3110
Héctor Serrano-CollUniversidad CES, Instituto colombiano de Medicina tropical, Apartadó, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0002-8872-872X
Bertha GastelbondoUniversidad de Córdoba, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Montería, Córdoba, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0002-6852-9758
Salim Mattar VelillaUniversidad de Córdoba, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Montería, Córdoba, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0003-0526-4630
Nelson Rafael Alvis ZakzukALZAK Foundation, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9136-9775
Nelson J Alvis-ZakzukUniversidad de la Costa, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Barranquilla, Atlántico Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9382-214X
Nelson Alvis GuzmánUniversidad de Cartagena, Grupo de Investigación en Economía de la Salud, Cartagena, Bolívar, Colômbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9458-864X

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Abstract

objectiveTo estimate the economic burden associated with COVID-19 in Córdoba, Colombia, 2020 and 2021.

methodsEconomic burden study. Direct costs were analyzed from the third-party payer perspective using healthcare administrative databases and interviews from a cohort of confirmed COVID-19 cases from Córdoba. Costing aggregation was performed by the bottom-up method. Indirect costs were estimated using the productivity loss approach. Contrast tests and statistical models were estimated at 5% significance.

resultsWe studied 1,800 COVID-19 cases. The average economic cost of COVID-19 per episode was estimated at US$ 2,519 (95%CI 1,980;3,047). The direct medical cost component accounted for 92.9% of the total; out-of-pocket and indirect costs accounted for 2% and 5.1%, respectively.

conclusionCOVID-19 economic cost was mainly due to direct medical costs. This study provided evidence of the economic burden faced by households due to COVID-19, with the most vulnerable households bearing much of the burden on their income.

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Cost of IllnessCOVID-19Health ExpendituresAdolescentAdultAgedColombiaFemaleHealth Care CostsHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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PMID38985065
PMCPMC11251452

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