Cost per episode of diarrhea and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in 128 low- and middle-income countries: how well do disease-specific and WHO-CHOICE estimates align?
Xiao LiJoke BilckeErnest O AsareCatherine WengerJiye KwonLouis J BontPhilippe BeutelsVirginia E PitzerPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
WHO-CHOICE based costs should be used cautiously. They aligned well with studies for diarrheal disease, but underestimate costs of RSV-related disease. More country- and disease-specific cost data are needed, especially for RSV in LICs.