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 |