Table 2 Resource use by category, specification, measure, source and cost in CFA and USD
Resource category | Resource specification | Unit | Unit costs (CFA) | Unit cost (USD)a | Source of cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Anti-malaria drug | Artesunate i/v 60 mg | Ampoule of 2 ml | 1500 | 2.49 | HPI/commercial survey |
Quinine i/v 1500 mg | Ampoule of 2 ml | 850 | 1.41 | HPI/commercial survey | |
B. Nursing care materials | Cleaning alcohol | 1 pack of 50 ml | 400 | 0.66 | HPI/commercial survey |
Cotton | 1 pack of 20 g | 325 | 0.54 | HPI | |
Non-sterile gloves | 1 pack of 2 units | 100 | 0.17 | HPI | |
Infusion set | 1 unit | 175 | 0.29 | HPI | |
Intravenous catheter | 1 unit | 400 | 0.66 | HPI | |
Syringes | 1 unit of 10 cc | 55 | 0.09 | HPI | |
C. Laboratory investigation | Thick film | Cost per test | 1300 | 2.16 | HPI |
Packed cell volume | Cost per test | 1550 | 2.57 | HPI | |
Full blood count | Cost per test profile | 4000 | 6.64 | HPI | |
Blood group, rhesus typing | Cost per test | 2350 | 3.90 | HPI | |
CSF analysis | Cost per test | 11,000 | 18.28 | HPI | |
Chest X-ray | Cost per film | 5400 | 8.97 | HPI | |
D. Hospitalisation | Admission fees | Cost per day | 1500 | 2.49 | HPI |
E. Professional fees | Doctor consultation—GP | Cost per consultation | 600 | 1.00 | Hospital fee schedule |
Doctor consultation—paediatrician | Cost per consultation | 2000 | 3.23 | Hospital fee schedule | |
Nursing care time | Cost per day | 1500 | 2.49 | Hospital fee schedule | |
Out-patient consultation | Cost per patient | 600 | 1.00 | Hospital fee schedule | |
F. Adjuvant treatment | i/v fluids—dextrose | Pack of 500 mls | 925 | 1.54 | HPI/commercial survey |
i/v fluids—electrolytes | Pack of 500 mls | 90 | 0.15 | HPI/commercial survey | |
Paracetamol injection | Ampoules of 1 g | 2520 | 4.19 | HPI/commercial survey | |
Diazepam injection | Ampoules of 10 mg | 170 | 0.28 | HPI | |
Phenobarb injection | Ampoules of 200 mg | 325 | 0.54 | HPI | |
Furosemide injection | Ampoules of 10 mg | 100 | 0.17 | HPI | |
Transfusion set | 1 unit | 275 | 0.46 | HPI | |
Transfusion fees | Cost per transfusion | 15,000 | 24.91 | HPI | |
Naso-gastric tube | 1 unit | 2250 | 3.74 | HPI | |
Naso-gastric tube posing fee | Cost per insertion | 2500 | 4.15 | HPI | |
Syringe | 1 unit of 60 ml | 3000 | 9.97 | HPI |