Costs of injuries due to interpersonal and self-directed violence in Thailand, 2005.
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en Inglés
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| ID: sea-40462
ABSTRACT
Violence, a serious public health problem in Thailand, remains largely unknown for its economic costs. This study is a national-level economic cost-estimates of injury from interpersonal and self-directed violence for Thailand during 2005 using the World Health Organization-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's guidelines. Direct medical costs from self-directed violence totaled 569 million Baht (THB) while the cost of interpersonal violence was THB 1.3 billion. Productivity losses for injuries due to self-directed violence were estimated at THB 12.2 billion and those for interpersonal violence were THB 14.4 billion. The total direct medical cost, thus, accounted for about 4% of Thailand's total health budget while the productivity losses accounted for approximately 0.4% of Thailand s GDP In summary, interpersonal and self-directed violence caused a total loss of 33.8 billion baht for Thailand in 2005. More than 90% of the economic loss was incurred from productivity loss and about four-fifths came from men.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Suicidio
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Tailandia
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Violencia
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recién Nacido
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Salud Pública
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación Económica en Salud
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Estudio de incidencia
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Estudio pronóstico
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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