Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023
Research
Cost of Acute and Sequelae Care for Japanese Encephalitis Patients, Bangladesh, 2011–2021
Rebeca Sultana
, Rose Slavkovsky, Md. Redowan Ullah, Zareen Tasnim, Sharmin Sultana, Shifat Khan, Tahmina Shirin, Shamsul Haque, Md. Tanvir Hossen, Md. Monjurul Islam, Jesmin Ara Khanom, Abrarul Haque, Arifa Nazneen, Nadia Ali Rimi, Kamal Hossain, Md. Tanbirul Islam, Shariful Hasan, Md. Shameem Yazdany, Md. Shamim Ahsan, Kamran Mehedi, Anthony A. Marfin, G. William Letson, Clint Pecenka, and An Le Thanh Nguyen
, Rose Slavkovsky, Md. Redowan Ullah, Zareen Tasnim, Sharmin Sultana, Shifat Khan, Tahmina Shirin, Shamsul Haque, Md. Tanvir Hossen, Md. Monjurul Islam, Jesmin Ara Khanom, Abrarul Haque, Arifa Nazneen, Nadia Ali Rimi, Kamal Hossain, Md. Tanbirul Islam, Shariful Hasan, Md. Shameem Yazdany, Md. Shamim Ahsan, Kamran Mehedi, Anthony A. Marfin, G. William Letson, Clint Pecenka, and An Le Thanh Nguyen
Table 6
Effects of on acute care, initial sequelae, and long-term sequelae of Japanese encephalitis patients on family’s overall well-being, Bangladesh, November 2011–December 2021
| Level of effect | Acute, no. (%) | Initial sequelae, no. (%) | Long-term sequelae, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses associated with the disease | |||
| None | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 |
| Little | 3 (5) | 4 (6) | 2 (2) |
| Moderate | 7 (13) | 6 (9) | 10 (11) |
| Extreme |
44 (80) |
54 (83) |
78 (87) |
| Income of members in the household | 3 (5) | 5 (8) | 4 (4) |
| Little | 4 (7) | 4 (6) | 4 (4) |
| Moderate | 8 (15) | 13 (20) | 12 (13) |
| Extreme |
40 (73) |
43 (66) |
70 (78) |
| Missed school because of to illness* | |||
| Patient’s missed school (d missed) | 20 (80) | 16 (20) | 15 (22) |
| caregivers' missed school (d missed) | 6 (116) | 1 (1) | 4 (10) |
| Total missed school, no. (d missed) | 25 (92) | 17 (19) | 17 (21) |
| None | 25 (45) | 32 (49) | 38 (42) |
| Little | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 6 (7) |
| Moderate | 2 (4) | 4 (6) | 8 (9) |
| Extreme |
27 (49) |
28 (43) |
38 (42) |
| Stress and fear associated with the disease | |||
| None | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) |
| Little | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | 5 (6) |
| Moderate | 5 (9) | 8 (12) | 11 (12) |
| Extreme | 48 (87) | 55 (85) | 71 (79) |
*Values are no. (%) patients except as indicated. Missed school days were reported as total for acute care patients and monthly for sequelae patients.
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