[Economic burden of inpatient of varicella in Shandong, Gansu and Hunan provinces, 2007].
OBJECTIVE
To analysis the economic burden of varicella inpatient in China, 2007.


METHODS
In three provinces, the sample places stratified by economic status in district, county and township level and were selected. 185 varicella inpatients were sampled and analysized.


RESULTS
The cost of inpatient was 4025.86 RMB per case, including RMB 2952.6 direct cost and RMB 1073.26 indirect cost per case. The total cost of varicella inpatient in China was RMB 103 million in 2007.


CONCLUSIONS
The disease burden is heavy in China.
Da
Yin-Peng
YP
Department of National Immunization Programme, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Luo
Lin-Yun
LY
Song
Li-Zhi
LZ
D000293:Adolescent; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D005102:Health Expenditures; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male