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Table 1 Data from the baseline survey and government sources discussed with community leaders: Mean results from the 30 intervention

From: Community cost-benefit discussions that launched the Camino Verde intervention in Nicaragua

1. Households where someone had dengue in the past year

8.2%

2. Proportion of dengue cases requiring hospitalization

38.0%

3. Expenditure per dengue case

$24.00

4. Expenditure as % of 2010 basic household food basket

9.0%

5. Work days lost by those caring for sick household member

3.87

6. Work days lost by those ill with dengue

8

7. School days lost by those ill with dengue

11

8. Health ministry costs per sick adult

$815

9. Health ministry costs per sick child

$959

10. Proportion of households spending money on products for mosquito prevention/protection

63%

11. Amount spent during month of December 2010 on such products

$5.60

12. Amount spent on such products as a proportion of basic monthly household food basket

2.6%

13. Health ministry expenditure per household per year on vector control (insecticide spraying)

$6.00

14. Proportion of households devoting time to search and removal of mosquito larvae/pupae

32.5%

15. Hours per month spent in this activity

5

  1. Costs in Nicaraguan Cordoba converted here to US$ at the January 5, 2010 rate of C20.85 = US$ 1.00. (Each community received is own specific data)