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Alternative Title:
Clin Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/cit570
Personal Author:
Adachi, Kenji ; Coleman, Margaret S. ; Khan, Nomana ; Jentes, Emily S. ; Arguin, Paul ; ... More +
Adachi, Kenji ; Coleman, Margaret S. ; Khan, Nomana ; Jentes, Emily S. ; Arguin, Paul ; Rao, Sowmya R. ; LaRocque, Regina C. ; Sotir, Mark J. ; Brunette, Gary ; Ryan, Edward T. ; Meltzer, Martin I. Less -
Corporate Authors:
The Global TravEpiNet Consortium
Description:
Pretravel health consultations help international travelers manage travel-related illness risks through education, vaccination, and medication. This study evaluated costs and benefits of that portion of the health consultation associated with malaria prevention provided to US travelers bound for West Africa.|The estimated change in disease risk and associated costs and benefits resulting from traveler adherence to malaria chemoprophylaxis were calculated from 2 perspectives: the healthcare payer's and the traveler's. We used data from the Global TravEpiNet network of US travel clinics that collect de-identified pretravel data for international travelers. Disease risk and chemoprophylaxis effectiveness were estimated from published medical reports. Direct medical costs were obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample and published literature.|We analyzed 1029 records from January 2009 to January 2011. Assuming full adherence to chemoprophylaxis regimens, consultations saved healthcare payers a per-traveler average of $14 (9-day trip) to $372 (30-day trip). For travelers, consultations resulted in a range of net cost of $20 (9-day trip) to a net savings of $32 (30-day trip). Differences were mostly driven by risk of malaria in the destination country.|Our model suggests that healthcare payers save money for short- and longer-term trips, and that travelers save money for longer trips when travelers adhere to malaria recommendations and prophylactic regimens in West Africa. This is a potential incentive to healthcare payers to offer consistent pretravel preventive care to travelers. This financial benefit complements the medical benefit of reducing the risk of malaria.
Subject:
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Antimalarials
Articles And Commentaries
Chemoprevention
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Humans
Malaria
Models, Statistical
Time Factors
Travel

Source:
Clin Infect Dis. 2013; 58(1):11-21.
Pubmed ID:
24014735
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC3864498
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
U01 CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U01CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U19 CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States ; U19CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States
U01 CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U01CK000175/CK/NCEZID CDC HHS/United States ; U19 CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States ; U19CI000514/CI/NCPDCID CDC HHS/United States Less -
Place as Subject:
Africa, Western ; United States
Africa, Western ; United States Less -
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
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