Table 3 Mean costs ($US*) for treatment incurred by the caregiver for an episode of pediatric diarrhea in a sample of 551 Bolivian children seeking care for acute diarrhea, 2007 – 2009, stratified by inpatient status and hospital type
Type of cost | Inpatients | Outpatients | P** | Private hospital | Public hospital | P** | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | SEM | n | Mean | SEM | n | Mean | SEM | n | Mean | SEM | |||
Direct medical costs | 297 | 254 | 203 | 333 | ||||||||||
Diagnostic | 2.00 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.04 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | <0.01 | ||||
Medicines | 5.00 | 1.00 | 6.50 | 0.50 | <0.01 | 8.50 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 0.50 | <0.01 | ||||
Consultation Fees | 2.00 | 0.50 | 19.50 | 2.50 | <0.01 | 26.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | <0.01 | ||||
Total | 8.50 | 1.50 | 27.00 | 2.50 | <0.01 | 37.00 | 3.50 | 5.50 | 1.00 | <0.01 | ||||
Direct non-medical costs | 297 | 254 | 203 | 333 | ||||||||||
Transportation | 3.00 | 0.50 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 0.59 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 0.47 | ||||
Food during visit | 2.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | <0.01 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.45 | ||||
Diapers | 3.50 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | <0.01 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.50 | <0.01 | ||||
Child care | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.23 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.15 | ||||
Total | 9.00 | 0.50 | 5.50 | 0.50 | <0.01 | 6.50 | 1.00 | 8.00 | 0.50 | 0.05 | ||||
Total Direct Costs | 297 | 36.00 | 2.50 | 254 | 14.50 | 1.50 | <0.01 | 203 | 43.50 | 3.50 | 333 | 13.50 | 1.00 | <0.01 |
Indirect Costs (lost wages) | 124 | 18.50 | 1.50 | 243 | 13.00 | 1.50 | <0.01 | 183 | 17.50 | 1.50 | 172 | 12.50 | 2.00 | <0.01 |
Total (direct and indirect) cost per episode † | 254 | 45.50 | 3.00 | 297 | 25.00 | 2.00 | <0.01 | 203 | 59.00 | 4.00 | 333 | 20.00 | 1.50 | <0.01 |
Cost burden (Total Costs as % of annual income) | 254 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 297 | 1.4 | 0.2 | <0.01 | 203 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 333 | 1.4 | 0.2 | <0.01 |