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The Social and Economic Burden of Smog in Pakistan [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Smog has reached unhealthy levels as per the US Consulate readings earlier last month. The thick blanket of black smog engulfed Lahore, leading to residents gasping for air and complaining of eye and throat ...
Sarfraz, Z. (Zouina)
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Economic Burden of Patients with End-Stage Kidney Disease and Their Caregivers: A Scoping Review

open access: yesSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2023
Hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatments impact the economic burden and psychological distress faced by end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients and their caregivers. This review aimed to discuss the concept of an economic burden and the
Nadrah Shafik   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shifting the Burden of HIV/AIDS [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
As the economic burden of HIV/AIDS increases in sub-Saharan Africa, the allocation of the burden among levels and sectors of societies is changing. The private sector has greater scope than government, households, or NGOs to avoid the economic burden of
Rosen, Sydney, Simon, Jonathon L.
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Socio-economic impact of epilepsy in Italy

open access: yesGlobal & Regional Health Technology Assessment, 2022
The World Health Assembly recognizes the growing economic and societal burden of neurological disorders, a leading cause of disability and the second cause of mortality in the world.
Francesco Saverio Mennini   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Financial hardship after cancer: revision of a conceptual model and development of patient-reported outcome measures

open access: yesFuture Science OA
Aim: This qualitative study refined a conceptual model of financial hardship and developed measures corresponding to model constructs. Methods: Eighteen women with breast cancer recruited through a comprehensive cancer center completed interviews.
Salene MW Jones   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic burden of migraine in Singapore

open access: yesCephalalgia Reports, 2020
Objective: Despite the high prevalence and disabling nature of migraine, studies evaluating its economic burden in Singapore remain scant. This study aims to quantify the per capita and aggregate economic cost of episodic migraine (EM; ≤14 monthly ...
Jonathan Jia Yuan Ong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic and pharmaco-economic analysis of acromegaly treatment: a systematic review

open access: yesBiotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2019
Acromegaly is a rare disease with significant social and economic burden considering both main treatment patterns and concomitant diseases. The aim of this study was to present a systematic overview of the economic and pharmaco-economic studies of ...
Maria Kamusheva   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic Burden of Obesity

open access: yesAsian Journal of Social Health and Behavior, 2019
Obesity imposes considerably high economic costs on the health-care system. It is proposed that 10% of health-care costs belong to direct and indirect effects of obesity. Taking measures to prevent, manage, and treat obesity is costly. However, some benefits can be obtained by reducing economic costs and by improving health in
Hasan Yusefzadeh   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Household costs of seeking outpatient care in Egyptian children with diarrhea: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2013
INTRODUCTION: Addressing difficulties of seeking and getting health care would lower the burden of diarrhea among ill children from developing countries as Egypt.
Abeer Barakat, Eman Fawzy Halawa
doaj   +1 more source

Budget impact analysis of two treatment approaches for hepatitis C in Malaysia through the use of voluntary and compulsory licensing options

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
IntroductionA scaled-up treatment cascade with direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy is necessary to achieve global WHO targets for hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination in Malaysia. Recently, limited access to sofosbuvir/daclatasvir (SOF/DAC) is available
Amirah Azzeri   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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