Open AccessCost of Illness of Epilepsy and Associated Factors in Patients Attending Adult Outpatient Department of University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Piniel Melkamu,
Yaregal Animut,
Amare Minyihun,
Asmamaw Atnafu,
Mezgebu Yitayal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s289113
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , referral , logistic regression , cross sectional study , pediatrics , outpatient clinic , demography , emergency medicine , psychiatry , family medicine , pathology , sociology
Epilepsy has significant economic implications on health care needs, premature death, and lost work productivity. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the cost of illness of epilepsy and its associated factors in the Outpatient Department of University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.