DOI: 10.7664/CHE20131202
Study on the Economic Burden of Hepatitis B Virus Related-diseases in Shandong
Abstract：objective: To evaluate the economic burden of carrier of hepatitis B virus ( HBV ) , acute and chronic hepatitis B , cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by HBV. Methods: Community people and inpatients with HBV infection are survey by questionnaires to collect the information of yearly cost and hospitalization expenses were collected from the hospital record and patients. Results: The yearly costs of inactive HBsAg carriers , chronic HBsAg carriers , chronic hepatitis B , compensated cirrhosis were 8 100 , 9 000 , 12 000, 11 540 and 9 560 yuan at the community-based level. The yearly economic burden of primary hepatic carcinoma, severe hepatitis B, decompensatedlivercirrhosis, compensatedcirrhosis, chronichepatitisBandacutehepatitisBwere3772000, 138100, 156 700, 143 400, 127 400 and 66 700 yuan. Conclusion: Hepatitis B caused heavy economic burden. It needs to increase the medical insurance reimbursement rate of the inpatients, the positive prevent and control of HBV infection would bring great social and economic benefits.
Keywords：hepatitis Beconomic burden of illnessShandong
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 8-10 )