From: The economic costs of malaria in children in three sub-Saharan countries: Ghana, Tanzania and Kenya
Type of cost | Life expectancy | 2009 US$ |
---|---|---|
Ghana | Â | |
Productivity loss due to infant deaths* | 56.6 | 11794.01 |
Potential productivity loss due to children death** | 60.2 | 13814.85 |
Traditional treatment+ | - | 3.79 |
ACT median costs (median, interquartile range) | - | 1.37 [0.68, 2.40] |
Tanzania | Â | |
Productivity loss due to infant deaths* | 50.3 | 6856.98 |
Potential productivity loss due to child death** | 53.3 | 8066.92 |
Traditional treatment+ | - | 4.94 |
ACT median costs (median, interquartile range) | - | 0.70 [0.35, 2.15] |
Kenya | Â | |
Productivity loss due to infant deaths* | 53.5 | 7554.08 |
Potential productivity loss due to child death** | 57.1 | 8897.63 |
Traditional treatment+ | - | 5.70 |
ACT median costs (median, interquartile range) | - | 0.66 [0.53, 1.71] |