Care-seeking behaviour and socio-economic burden associated with uncomplicated malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Nadine Kalenda KayibaDoudou Malekita YobiBrecht DevleesschauwerDieudonné Makaba MvumbiPius Zakayi KabututuJoris Losimba LikwelaLydie Azama KalindulaPatrick DeMolMarie-Pierre HayetteGeorges Lelo MvumbiPaul Dikassa LusambaPhilippe BeutelsAngel Rosas-AguirreNiko SpeybroeckPublished in: Malaria journal (2021)
Uncomplicated malaria is associated with high economic costs of care in the DRC. Efforts to reduce the cost-of-illness should target time lost at the pre-hospital stage and social disparities in the population, while reinforcing measures for malaria control in the country.