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Table 6 Economic burden of fever cost on household’s income

From: Economic costs of fever to households in the middle belt of Ghana

Wealth quintile

groupings

Households annual

monthly income (GHS)

Mean economic cost

of fever (GHS)

Share of cost on

income (%)

Highest

3868.9

19.9

13.8

Fourth

4680.0

21.0

19.1

Middle

6686.3

24.1

36.2

Second

4296.8

20.4

31.9

Lowest

5469.5

24.4

54.5

  1. Exchange rate (as at 30th September 2011): GH$1 is equivalent to GHS 1.52 [27]