Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: A cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012

Wong, K.K; Cohen, A.L; Martinson, N.A; Norris, S.A; Tempia, S; von Mollendorf, C; Walaza, S; Madhi, S.A; McMorrow, M.L; Cohen, C

Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: A cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012

Date

2018-07-25

Authors

Wong, K.K

Cohen, A.L

Martinson, N.A

Norris, S.A

Tempia, S

von Mollendorf, C

Walaza, S

Madhi, S.A

McMorrow, M.L

Cohen, C

Publisher

BMC

Abstract

Asking people how they would seek healthcare in a hypothetical situation can be an efficient way to estimate healthcare utilization, but it is unclear how intended healthcare use corresponds to actual healthcare use.

Keywords

Diarrhea, Healthcare utilization, Influenza, Meningitis, Pneumonia, South Africa

Citation

Wong KK, Cohen AL, Martinson NA, Norris SA, Tempia S, von Mollendorf C, Walaza S, Madhi SA, McMorrow ML, Cohen C. Responses to hypothetical health scenarios overestimate healthcare utilization for common infectious syndromes: a cross-sectional survey, South Africa, 2012. BMC Infect Dis. 2018 Jul 25;18(1):344. doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3252-0.