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The costs incurred in treating patients of acute diarrhea in treatment and control group, in Rupees (1$ = 36 Rs, 1996) |
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| Cost Components |
Treatment (mean ± SE) |
Control (mean ± SE) |
P value |
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| Direct medical cost (Patient) |
23.6 ± 7 |
17.3 ± 6 |
0.5 |
| - Visiting fees |
15.9 ± 6 |
6.9 ± 5 |
0.2 |
| - Medicines |
8 ± 4 |
9.1 ± 5 |
0.5 |
| Direct medical cost(Government) |
309.4 ± 34 |
351.7 ± 39 |
0.4 |
| - Cost of out-patient visits |
3.5 ± 1 |
2.6 ± 1 |
0.2 |
| - Cost of hospital stay |
195.3 ± 25 |
238.7 ± 32 |
0.2 |
| - Cost of ORS used |
15.7 ± 6 |
15 ± 4 |
0.7 |
| - Cost of antibiotics used |
11.1 ± 4 |
18.6 ± 6 |
0.4 |
| - Cost of Intravenous fluids used |
10.8 ± 3 |
17.7 ± 6 |
0.3 |
| - Cost of laboratory test |
90.2 ± 11 |
93.4 ± 9 |
0.6 |
| Direct non-medical cost |
100.7 ± 11 |
97.5 ± 12 |
0.7 |
| - Travel costs |
85.9 ± 10 |
76.8 ± 8 |
0.4 |
| - Other costs |
14.7 ± 4 |
20.7 ± 6 |
0.3 |
| Indirect costs |
47.5 ± 11 |
53.9 ± 12 |
0.7 |
| Total cost of diarrhea |
481.25 ± 44 |
520.6 ± 54 |
0.6 |
Patel et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2003 1:7 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-1-7 |
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