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

• 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: unknown
• Subjects: Canada; Rigolet; inuit
• Online Access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196990; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196990&type=printable

Background: 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 comprehens...