Cost of illness for childhood diarrhea in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of evidence and modelled estimates

Table 4 Comparison of average estimates from literature and that modeled using unit cost inputs from different sources

Source	Inputs	Average cost per episode		% difference in cost per episode
Source	Inputs	IP	OP	IP	OP
Literature	Not applicable	159.90	36.56
Modelled using WHO-CHOICE unit cost	Population unweighted average	260.60	56.41	−63%	−54%
Modelled using WHO-CHOICE unit cost	Population weighted average	216.36	52.16	−35%	−43%
Modelled using IHME unit cost	Population unweighted average	730.33	64.73	−357%	−77%
Modelled using IHME unit cost	Population weighted average	516.76	58.63	−223%	−60%

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