Household costs and care seeking patterns associated with COVID-19 in Blantyre, Malawi
Jobiba Chinkhumba,
Samuel Mpinganjira,
Andrew Kumitawa
et al.
Abstract:Economic consequences of COVID-19 illness and healthcare use for households in low income countries are not well known. We estimated costs associated with COVID-19 care-seeking and treatment from a household perspective and assessed determinants of treatment costs. A cross-sectional household survey was conducted between December 2020 and November 2021 in urban and peri-urban areas of Blantyre district. Adults (age ≥18 years) with confirmed COVID-19 were asked to report the symptoms they experienced or prompte… Show more
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