Anticipating rotavirus vaccines – a pre-vaccine assessment of incidence and economic burden of rotavirus hospitalizations among children < 5 year of age in Libya, 2012-13

Table 4 Treatment cost for hospitalized children associated with rotavirus diarrhea per each patient

Variable		Mean cost (US$)	%	SD (US$)	Range (US$)
Hospital perspective
	Per diem	349.31	51%	202.53	57–1,736
	Medication	107.73	16%	214.76	14–2,787
	Laboratory Tests	31.16	5%	10.62	14–92
Total		488.12	72%	427.91	85–4,615
Patient perspective
	Transportation	78.42	12%	69.61	8–773
	Household	70.09	10%	69.46	16–472
	Lost income	42.37	6%	143.69	0–1,223
Total		190.88	28%	282.77	25–2,470
Overall Total		678.99		499.12	200–5,423

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