A Comprehensive Review of Literature on the Estimation of Cost-of-Illness of Foodborne Diseases in Southeast Asia

Date

6-2022

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Rowena A. Dorado

Committee Member

Niño Alejandro Q. Manalo, Maria Angeles O. Catelo, Agham C. Cuevas

Restrictions

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Abstract

This research aims to provide a comprehensive literature review and an economic perspective on estimating the cost of foodborne diseases (FBDs). Specifically, the study was conducted to contribute to the existing literature, which sought to distinguish the differences and inconsistencies of approaches to measure the burden of foodborne illnesses in Southeast Asia. The study also contextualized the result in the Philippine setting, assessed what needs to be done, and identified potential research gaps to quantify the economic burden of FBDs. A systematic review of the literature was used among the surveyed limited and a few bodies of existing studies. This research focused on reviewing and critiquing the available knowledge through classifying, summarizing, and comparing research and methods related to the public health and economic costs of FBDs. The increasing concern about the adverse effects of illnesses caused by unsafe food supply chain led the researcher to investigate. The reviewed studies mainly considered the consumption level of the food supply chain, examined the tangible and intangible costs to individuals and the economy, and used the cost-of-illness (COI) approach the most. The COI (perspective or motivation, epidemiological approaches, direct and indirect cost estimation approaches, and the temporal relationship) are the discussed approaches to knowing the cost of FBDs. The variations and heterogeneity among approaches to knowing the cost of FBDs. The variations and heterogeneity among approached to estimate the burden were due to the study's purpose and scope. The archival research found that measurement techniques differ when specific research aims for the global burden of foodborne disease and are disparate when estimating the cost of illness of a determined foodborne hazard. Results also showed that comparisons are difficult to conduct to estimation procedures' epidemiological and methodological concerns.

Language

English

LC Subject

Foodborne diseases--Risk factors

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2022 E2 R36

Document Type

Thesis

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