[Studies on direct and indirect economic burden of disease and related factor in countryside of Qingdao city in 2001].
OBJECTIVE
To study the condition of economic burden of disease in the countryside and to explore the related factors.


METHODS
Human capital method and two-step method were used in the calculation of economic burden of disease.


RESULTS
The total economic burden of disease among 3359 persons was 3072 225 Yuan. Noncommunicable conditions were accounted for 62.95%, while communicable disease, maternal and perinatal conditions accounted for 24.25%, and injury accounted for 9.83% respectively. The direct economic burden of disease was 1,559,619 Yuan and the indirect economic burden of disease was 1,472,606 Yuan. The economic burden of disease for each person was 914 Yuan. The equal burden of disease among patients with disability and without disability were 3070 Yuan and 680 Yuan respectively (P < 0.001). There was significant difference among different age groups. The influencing factors were found to include having noncommunicable disease, age, disability and the condition of marriage.


CONCLUSIONS
Corresponding policy to cope with conditions of different age groups needs to be developed to reduce the economic burden of disease in the countryside.
Zhuang
Run-sen
RS
Department of Epidemiology, College of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Wang
Sheng-yong
SY
Liang
Wan-nian
WN
Jing
Chun-xia
CX
Li
Bing
B
Yan
Bo
B
D000041:Absenteeism; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012423:Rural Health