Economic impact of malaria in Malawian households.

摘要: Household heads were questioned about household income and expenditures on the treatment or prevention of malaria in a nationwide knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) survey conducted Malawi 1992. Very low households with an average annual $68 constituted 52% sampled households. The primary source for these was farm production (92%), majority goods produced consumed by not available as discretionary income. Expenditure varied level. Only 4% very spent resources preventive measures compared to 16% other In contrast, over 40% all households, independent level, reported treatment. Almost half cases sought at health facility cost $0.21 per child case $0.63 adult case. overall direct expenditure illness members $19.13 year (28% income) among $19.84 (2% high indirect malaria, calculated basis days work lost, $2.13 (3.1% $20.61 (2.2% carried disproportionate share economic burden total consuming 32% 4.2% categories.