Table 4 Baseline costs among the study participants, Anambra State (N = 48)
Type of cost | Participants reporting expenditure N (%) | Mean (SD) costs in US$ | Cost (% of total) |
|---|---|---|---|
Out-of-Pocket Costs | |||
 Fetching clean water for chores and self-care | 14 (29.2) | 2.71 (4.88) | 3.1 |
 Persons to assist with your work | 8 (16.7) | 3.02 (8.82) | 3.5 |
 Getting persons to care for your children | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 |
 Transportation to clinic/doctor/traditional healer | 32 (66.7) | 7.36 (11.24) | 8.5 |
 Transportation costs to work/school | 5 (10.4) | 0.41 (1.94) | 0.5 |
 Transportation costs to/from market | 7 (14.6) | 0.99 (3.32) | 1.1 |
 Transportation costs to/from social events | 12 (25) | 1.37 (2.94) | 1.6 |
 Self-care materials (soap, clean clothing, etc) | 30 (62.5) | 3.19 (7.23) | 3.7 |
 Wound care materials | 28 (58.3) | 6.56 (9.33) | 7.6 |
 Traditional healers | 18 (37.5) | 44.74 (124.0) | 51.7 |
 Caregiver/helper | 10 (20.8) | 2.94 (6.65) | 3.4 |
 Painkillers (or analgesics) | 34 (70.8) | 9.72 (17.02) | 11.2 |
 Antibiotics | 13 (27.1) | 2.34 (5.70) | 2.7 |
 Antifungal | 3 (6.3) | 0.10 (0.45) | 0.1 |
 Special footwear / clothing | 2 (4.2) | 0.22 (1.08) | 0.3 |
 Mobility assistance / devices | 3 (6.3) | 0.87 (3.75) | 1.0 |
Mean out-of-pocket costs | Â | 86.54 (134.22) | Â |
Earnings Loss | |||
 Mean (SD) income loss due to job change per month |  | 10.80 (40.11) |  |
 Mean (SD) income loss due to inability to work in the previous month |  | 27.58 (35.71) |  |
 Total mean earnings loss |  | 38.38 (54.43) |  |
Total Patient Costs | Â | 124.92 | Â |
Caregiver Costs | |||
 Mean (SD) value in US$ of time lost to care for participant (hours 4.02) |  | 1.46 |  |
 Mean (SD) value in US$ of workdays lost to care for participant (2.1 days) |  | 6.11 |  |
| Â | 7.57 (13.87) | Â | |
Total Household Costs | Â | 132.49 (151.67) | Â |