Cost of pediatric hospitalizations in Burkina Faso: A cross-sectional study of children aged < 5  years enrolled through an acute gastroenteritis surveillance program.

CONCLUSIONS: AGE hospitalization costs differed between the urban and rural hospitals and were most burdensome to the lowest income households. Rotavirus positivity was not associated with greater household costs.
PMID: 32868131 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Vaccine - August 27, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Aliabadi N, Bonkoungou IJO, Pindyck T, Nikièma M, Leshem E, Seini E, Kam M, Konaté S, Ouattara M, Ouédraogo B, Gue E, Nezien D, Ouedraogo I, Parashar U, Medah I, Mwenda JM, Tate JE Tags: Vaccine Source Type: research