Table 5 Direct, indirect and total economic costs of fever
From: Economic costs of fever to households in the middle belt of Ghana
Variables | Total cost GHS | Mean cost per patient GHS | SD GHS | Median GHS | iqr (25th–75th percentile) GHS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct cost | |||||
All direct cost | 4708.4 | 4.2 | 10.2 | 1.5 | 0.2–4.0 |
Medical costs | 2110.4 | 1.9 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 |
Non-medical cost | 1596.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 0 | 0–1.9 |
Direct cost of self-treatment | 1001.3 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0 | 0–1.0 |
Indirect costs | |||||
All indirect cost | 20,293.7 | 18.0 | 32.4 | 8.0 | 0–21.4 |
Indirect cost by occupation | |||||
Farmers | 6188.6 | 24.3 | 23.0 | 20.0 | 7.5–35.0 |
Formal sector employees | 5,54.1 | 20.5 | 29.0 | 5.0 | 0–40.0 |
Traders | 4187.4 | 46.5 | 70.9 | 20.5 | 0–60.0 |
Artisans | 913.5 | 36.5 | 45.2 | 20.0 | 0–50.0 |
Unemployed | 77 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 0 | 0–10.0 |
Under 18 years | 8373.1 | 11.1 | 19.8 | 4.0 | 0–15.0 |
Total cost | 25,002.0 | 22.2 | 35.7 | 11.0 | 2.0–28.0 |
Cost by health facility attended | |||||
Chemical shop | 6381.6 | 17.9 | 29.4 | 7.6 | 2.0–24.0 |
CHPS | 635.1 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 9.6 | 5.0–15.0 |
Clinic | 4608.1 | 22.8 | 41.8 | 8.0 | 0.7–30.0 |
Drug peddler | 1147.9 | 12.8 | 22.3 | 4.0 | 1.0–15.0 |
Herbalist | 349.0 | 34.9 | 46.9 | 12.5 | 5.0–67.0 |
Health centre | 3456.4 | 24.0 | 31.7 | 15.0 | 4.3–30.0 |
Hospital | 7702.6 | 30.1 | 43.0 | 18.9 | 5.7–37.4 |
Pharmacy | 721.8 | 30.0 | 48.6 | 10.8 | 3.0–30.5 |