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Table 3 Classification of intersectoral costs included in the identified studies

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

Sector

Cost component/resource item

N

Patient & Family

Patient time (and travel)

4

Travel costs/expenses

9

Out-of-pocket costs

2

Premature burial costs^

1

 

Total*

14

Informal Care

Informal caregiver support (non-family)

1

Care provided by family/friends

4

 

Total*

4

Paid Labour (productivity)

Productivity loss due to absenteeism

2

Productivity loss due to presenteeism

2

Lost income

2

Lost revenue due to unemployment rate gap

1

Fringe benefits

1

Early retirement

1

Avoided future production loss

1

Intervention-related productivity gains (cost savings)

2

 

Total*

24

Non-paid opportunity costs (productivity)

Inability to perform non-paid work/activities i.e. domestic tasks or voluntary work

4

Total

4

Education

School absence

1

 

Total

1

Consumption

Future consumption unrelated to health

1

 

Total

1

Other

–

–

  1. More information on the different cost components identified in each individual study can be found in supplemental file 5
  2. N=Number of studies that captured the specific cost component(s)/resource item(s)
  3. *Some studies captured multiple cost components/resource items in the same sector, in which case the number of studies is lower than the number would be when adding up N for each cost component/resource item in the same sector
  4. ^Premature burial costs were defined as ‘the discounted value of burial costs of the person dying from AIDS less the discounted burial costs of dying in the future from causes other than AIDS’. It was not clear where these costs incurred but in this review it was assumed that they were borne by patients/families