2023
Global, regional, and country-level cost of leptospirosis due to loss of productivity in humans
Agampodi S, Gunarathna S, Lee J, Excler J. Global, regional, and country-level cost of leptospirosis due to loss of productivity in humans. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2023, 17: e0011291. PMID: 37616329, PMCID: PMC10482283, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011291.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGross domestic productDisability-adjusted life yearsProductivity costsWorld Bank data repositoryLoss of productivityHealth expenditure dataEconomic burden estimatesHigher productivity costsDomestic productExpenditure dataInternational dollarsOverall economic burdenMonetary valueEconomic burdenAsia-Pacific regionIntangible costsLife yearsEconomic costsCost estimatesIncome countriesDiseases of povertyPartial estimatesCostProductivityCountries
2012
Productivity Cost Due to Maternal Ill Health in Sri Lanka
Agampodi S, Agampodi T, Wickramasinghe N, Fernando S, Chathurani U, Adhikari W, Dharshika I, Nugegoda D, Dharmaratne S, Newlands D. Productivity Cost Due to Maternal Ill Health in Sri Lanka. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e42333. PMID: 22879943, PMCID: PMC3411735, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal ill healthIll-health conditionsPregnant womenIll healthProductivity costsHealth conditionsMean productivity costsLoss of productivityLast episodeCross-sectional designPregnancy periodClinic CenterMinor ailmentsSectional designWomenStudy samplePregnancyStage clusterEpisodesHealthProductivity lossDaysMajor impactTotal incapacitationTotal number