Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019
Research
Assessment of Economic Burden of Concurrent Measles and Rubella Outbreaks, Romania, 2011–2012
Table 2
Descriptive characteristics of case-patients responding to household survey for assessment of economic burden of concurrent measles and rubella outbreaks, Romania, 2011–2012
Characteristic | No. (%) case-patients |
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Measles | Rubella | Total | |
Total sample | 219 | 209 | 428 |
Age <18 y | 74 (34) | 63 (30) | 137 (32) |
Male sex | 109 (50) | 107 (51) | 216 (50) |
Urban domicile | 98 (55) | 115 (45) | 213 (50) |
Multiple care visits | 8 (4) | 21 (10) | 29 (7) |
Admission to hospital | 185 (84) | 38 18) | 223 (52) |
Care at private clinics | 3 (1) | 4 (2) | 7 (2) |
Age >18 y | 145 | 146 | 291 |
Formal or informal employment | 72 (50) | 63 (43) | 135 (46) |
Students | 13 (9) | 66 (45) | 79 (27) |
Retired, unemployed or housewives | 60 (41) | 17 (12) | 77 (26) |
Age <18 y | 74 | 63 | 137 |
Infants and preschoolers | 63 (85) | 28 (44) | 91 (66) |
School children | 11 (15) | 35 (56) | 46 (34) |
Treatment expenses | 219 | 209 | 428 |
Incurred some treatment expenses | 206 (94) | 194 (93) | 400 (93) |
Borrowed money for treatment expenses | 79 (36) | 14 (7) | 93 (22) |
1Current affiliation: JoDon Consulting Group LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
2Current affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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