Household heads were questioned about household income and household expenditures
on the treatment or prevention of malaria in a nationwide malaria knowledge, attitudes, and …

Information on malaria prevention practices in households was obtained in a nation-wide
knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey in Malawi. Of the 1,531 heads of household …

Although malaria is widely recognized as a major public health problem in much of Africa, its
impact on a specific national or regional economy has proved difficult to assess. This paper …

Comprehensive estimates of the direct economic costs of malaria should include not only
the costs of care at established health facilities, but also other expenditures, such as travel …

Short‐run economic consequences of 'malaria'on households were examined in a
household survey in Matale, a malaria‐endemic district of Sri Lanka. On average a …

Although malaria is the major health problem in Africa, there is little research on its
economic impact. This study adapts a framework for assessing the economic costs of illness …

We compared the financial and economic costs of malaria attack to that of a combination of
other illness episodes on households in five malaria holo-endemic rural communities. The …

Although malaria or fever (as it is commonly referred to) is a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in Ghana, the cost of treating the disease in the country has not been well …

The economic cost at the household level of labor days lost due to malaria and other
illnesses was estimated in a rural community in Sri Lanka. Over a one-year period, 223 …

Economic burden studies are important for use in advocating with Ministries of Finance and
donors for increased investments in public health problems such as malaria. In September …