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Table 1 Sector-specific cost classification scheme based on Drummond et al. [16]

From: Are intersectoral costs considered in economic evaluations of interventions relating to sexually transmitted infections (STIs)? A systematic review

Sector

Examples of cost components/resource items

Healthcare

i.e. treatment, medication, hospitalisation, other

Patient & family

i.e. patient time, out-of-pocket costs, travel expenses, other

Productivity

i.e. lost working days (labour costs), lost income, other

Costs in other sectors

i.e. education, criminal justice, leisure, household, informal care, other*

  1. *Examples are based on Drost et al. [11] and Edwards et al. [12]
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