Cost of Diabetes Mellitus Care among Patients attending selected Outpatient Clinics

Journal of Nepal Medical Association

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Niraj Shrestha¹  Shyam Prasad Lohani  Mirak Raj Angdembe  Kreepa Bhattarai  Jyoti Bhattarai 

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关键词: cost burden;    diabetes mellitus;    direct cost;    indirect cost;    treatment cost.;   

DOI  :  10.31729/jnma.2114

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Nepal Medical Association since

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: In developing countries diabetes mellitus affects economically productive age group;more often affecting the productive member of the family. The objective of the study was to estimatethe direct and indirect cost of illness of patients with DM attending the selected outpatient clinics inKathmandu Valley.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in four outpatient clinics in Kathmandu Valleyamong 227 diabetic patients selected purposively. It was conducted from July to September, 2010. Anadapted and pretested semi structured questionnaire was administered to diabetic patients aged 20to 60 years with a minimum of a year of illness.Results: The mean total cost per visit by a diabetic patient to an outpatient clinic wasUS$13.3(95% CI: 11.70-14.92). Likewise the total cost incurred in the treatment and care of DM permonth was US$ 40.41 (95% CI: 36.38-44.45) and per annum was US$ 445 (95% CI: 396.11-495.61). In addition, the study results also showed that with increase in total direct cost perannum the duration of illness also increases.Conclusions: There is a high cost burden on the patient with DM visiting the selected private sectoroutpatient clinics.

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