The study of infectious intestinal disease in England: socio-economic impact

J A Roberts; P Cumberland; P N Sockett; J Wheeler; L C Rodrigues; D Sethi; P J Roderick; Infectious Intestinal Disease Study Executive

doi:10.1017/s0950268802007690

The study of infectious intestinal disease in England: socio-economic impact

Epidemiol Infect. 2003 Feb;130(1):1-11. doi: 10.1017/s0950268802007690.

Authors

J A Roberts¹, P Cumberland, P N Sockett, J Wheeler, L C Rodrigues, D Sethi, P J Roderick; Infectious Intestinal Disease Study Executive

Affiliation

¹ Collaborative Centre for Economics of Infectious Disease, Health Services Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel St., London WC1E 7HT, UK.

Abstract

To assess the socio-economic impact of infectious intestinal disease (IID) on the health care sector, cases and their families, cases of IID ascertained from a population cohort component and those presenting to general practices were sent a socio-economic questionnaire 3 weeks after the acute episode. The impact of the illness was measured and the resources used were identified and costed. The duration, severity and costs of illness linked to viruses were less than those linked to bacteria. The average cost per case of IID presenting to the GP was Pound Sterling253 and the costs of those not seeing a GP were Pound Sterling34. The average cost per case was Pound Sterling606 for a case with salmonella, Pound Sterling315 for campylobacter, Pound Sterling164 for rotavirus and Pound Sterling176 for SRSV. The estimated cost of IID in England was Pound Sterling743m expressed in 1994/5 prices. The costs of IID are considerable and the duration of the illness was found to be longer than previous reports have suggested.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Campylobacter Infections / economics
Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
Campylobacter Infections / etiology
Campylobacter Infections / pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Cohort Studies
Communicable Diseases / economics*
Communicable Diseases / epidemiology*
Communicable Diseases / etiology
Communicable Diseases / pathology
Cost of Illness*
England / epidemiology
Family Practice
Female
Health Care Costs*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intestinal Diseases / economics*
Intestinal Diseases / epidemiology*
Intestinal Diseases / etiology
Intestinal Diseases / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Rotavirus Infections / economics
Rotavirus Infections / epidemiology
Rotavirus Infections / etiology
Rotavirus Infections / pathology
Salmonella Infections / economics
Salmonella Infections / epidemiology
Salmonella Infections / etiology
Salmonella Infections / pathology
Severity of Illness Index
Socioeconomic Factors
State Medicine / economics
Surveys and Questionnaires