Citation

Bundhamcharoen K, Odton P, Mugem S, Phulkerd S, Dhisayathikom K, Brown DW, Tangcharoensathien V. J. Med. Assoc. Thai. 2008; 91(2): S110-8.

Affiliation

International Health Policy Program, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Medical Association of Thailand)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19253493

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.

Language: en