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Table 3 Total cost of one episode of malaria by severity in 2009 US$

From: The economic costs of malaria in children in three sub-Saharan countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya

 

Household

Health system total* costs

Malaria case

Direct

Indirect

Total

  

Ghana

UM

4.44

1.26

5.70

2.89

7.99

MO

24.51

24.22

48.73

27.49

75.62

MO + SA

74.67

53.50

128.17

64.1

191.67

CerM

24.51

24.66

49.17

27.49

76.06

CerM + NS

36.75

70.20

106.95

122.89

229.24

Average

32.98

34.77

67.74

48.97

116.12

Tanzania

UM

0.42

3.14

3.56

1.75

5.2

MO

5.46

14.36

19.82

18.56

38.38

MO + SA

5.46

20

25.46

48.21

73.67

CerM

5.46

14.36

19.82

19.13

38.95

CerM + NS

7.86

89.72

97.58

40.16

137.74

Average

4.93

28.32

33.25

25.56

58.79

Kenya

UM

0.73

7.95

8.68

2.77

11.24

MO

10.88

21.4

32.28

20.86

51.89

MO + SA

10.88

35

45.88

54.26

96.57

CerM

10.88

21.4

32.28

20.86

51.89

CerM + NS

20

212.2

232.2

56.86

287.81

Average

10.67

59.59

70.26

31.12

99.88

  1. Notes: UM uncomplicated malaria, MO malaria hospitalization, SA severe anemia, CerM cerebral malaria, CerM + NS cerebral malaria and neurological sequelae. *Total treatment costs = household direct + household indirect + health system – user fees.