Open AccessSocioeconomic characteristics and costs of rare and orphan diseases in Peru, 2019
Author(s) -
Grecia Claussen-Portocarrero,
Alfonso Gutiérrez-Aguado
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de la facultad de medicina humana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-0531
pISSN - 1814-5469
DOI - 10.25176/rfmh.v21i4.3936
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , observational study , medicine , population , descriptive statistics , pediatrics , environmental health , descriptive research , public health , demography , family medicine , socioeconomics , economics , statistics , nursing , mathematics , pathology , sociology
The rare and orphan diseases (ROD) constitute a current challenge due to the lack of investigation. Objective: Describe the socioeconomic characteristics of rare and orphan diseases (ROD) in Peru, 2019. Methods: Descriptive observational design. The information was obtained from FISSAL administrative records, and an intentional sample of 20 patients was taken to carry out the questionnaire on ROD. For the economic records, a review of the public budget of the MEF was made. The data analysis was descriptive and inferential. Results: There were 454 patients with a total of 49 ROD; of these, the most representative age groups were schoolchildren and young adults (18% each), and the most frequent diagnosis was Tetralogy of Fallot (22%). The questionnaire on ROD reports a median of 7 months in the delay of diagnosis and between 3 and 5 doctors were visited. Likewise, 30% considered that it generated a high to very high expense. It was calculated that the ROD budget constitutes 2.25% of the total budget for high-cost diseases. Likewise, the ROD budget was different between 2014 and 2019. Conclusions: The population with ROD in Peru is not large; however, it requires greater attention to access to health services and a greater budget allocation.