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Table 3 Mean cost of seeking care for a childhood febrile episode by distance to formal health facility

From: Seasonal and geographic differences in treatment-seeking and household cost of febrile illness among children in Malawi

 

Dry Season

Wet Season

 

<5 km from

Hospital

(n = 269)

(USD)

Hard to

Reach

(n = 262)

(USD)

Pa

<5 km from

Hospital

(n = 263)

(USD)

Hard to

Reach

(n = 246)

(USD)

Pa

Direct Costs b

      

Travel

0.17

0.31d

0.03

0.28

0.89d

0.03

Consultation

0.01

0.02

0.43

0.05

0.00

0.18

Treatment

0.02

0.05

0.24

0.07

0.06

0.72

Total Direct Costs

0.20e

0.38f

0.04

0.40e

0.95f

0.08

Indirect Costs c

      

Travel time

0.07

0.15

0.11

0.08

0.16

<0.001

Time at facility

0.78

0.69

0.58

0.86

0.67

0.27

Time caring at home

2.40

4.01

0.02

3.13

3.82

0.12

Total Indirect Costs

3.25

4.86

0.07

4.06

4.65

0.32

Total costs

3.45

5.24

0.03

4.46

5.60

0.12

  1. aT test for the difference in means using censored linear regression with adjustment for clustering in survey design and confounding of child age, severity of illness and socioeconomic status
  2. bOut of pocket expenses
  3. cCost of time losses
  4. dP = 0.04 for the difference between seasons for those living in hard to reach villages
  5. eP = 0.06 for the difference between seasons for those living <5 km of district hospital
  6. fP = 0.05 for the difference between seasons for those living in hard to reach villages
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