The hidden costs: Identification of indirect costs associated with acute gastrointestinal illness in an Inuit community.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Nia King, Rachael Vriezen, Victoria L Edge, James Ford, Michele Wood, IHACC Research Team, Rigolet Inuit Community Government, Sherilee Harper
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Canada; Rigolet; inuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0196990; https://doaj.org/article/b3055cdf89974de69bbdfdcc72d4dd67

Acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI) incidence and per-capita healthcare expenditures are higher in some Inuit communities as compared to elsewhere in Canada. Consequently, there is a demand for strategies that will reduce the individual-level costs of AGI; this will require a comprehensive understa...