A cost-effectiveness analysis of managing chronic diarrhoea diseases in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome adult patients in an academic hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

The high burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) related chronic diarrhoea diseases (CDD) has strained the meager resources of the health sector and yet the effectiveness of management strategies leaves much to be desired. As study was done at a university teaching hospital (UTH) in Lusaka to evaluate two management strategies for these patients. The first strategy involved managing patients without investigations, while the other included investigations in the management strategy.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Public Health and Family Medicine

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Yavwa, Felistah M K

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Sinanovic, Edina

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9364

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9364