Rethinking the economic costs of hospitalization for malaria: accounting for the comorbidities of malaria patients in western Kenya.
Caroline G WattsHarrysone AtieliJason AlacapaMing-Chieh LeeGuofa ZhouAndrew GithekoGuiyun YanVirginia WisemanPublished in: Malaria journal (2021)
The economic burden of malaria is increased by comorbidities which are associated with longer hospital stays and higher medical costs to patients and the health system. Understanding the full economic burden of malaria is critical if future malaria control interventions are to protect access to care, especially by the poor.