Table 6 Indirect household costs in USD for the management of malaria episodes resulting in hospitalization in Malawi, 2012 (N = 80)
| Â | Productive days lost due to malaria episode | Associated productivity costs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean | Median | IQR | Mean | Median | IQR | |||
Total indirect costs (combined patient and caregiver costs) | 80 | 8.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 11.1 | $9.90 | $4.74 | $0.00 | $12.84 |
 Total indirect costs < 14 years | 57 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | $4.73 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $7.13 |
 Total indirect costs ≥ 14 years | 23 | 19.6 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 20.3 | $22.70 | $16.08 | $8.23 | $23.49 |
Lost productivity for patients≥ 14 years | 23 | 10.4 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 9.2 | $15.89 | $8.31 | $5.97 | $16.50 |
 Lost productivity prior to the current admissiona | 23 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 12.2 | $13.97 | $7.54 | $3.33 | $14.11 |
 Lost productivity during current admissionb | 23 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 | $1.92 | $0.78 | $0.13 | $2.79 |
Lost productivity for caregivers | 80 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 11.1 | $10.65 | $8.27 | $5.03 | $12.84 |
 Lost productivity prior to the current admissiona | 80 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 7.0 | $6.47 | $3.98 | $1.16 | $8.12 |
 Lost productivity during current admissionb | 80 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 | $4.19 | $3.58 | $2.40 | $5.13 |
  Lost productivity for caregivers for patients < 5 years | 31 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 8.4 | $9.18 | $7.11 | $4.81 | $9.76 |
   Lost productivity prior to the current admissiona | 31 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 5.1 | $5.34 | $3.29 | $1.59 | $5.94 |
   Lost productivity during current admissionb | 31 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.2 | $3.84 | $3.63 | $2.49 | $4.82 |
  Lost productivity for caregivers for patients ≥ 5 years | 46 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 11.7 | $11.48 | $9.68 | $5.82 | $13.56 |
   Lost productivity prior to the current admissiona | 46 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7.8 | $7.33 | $4.06 | $1.16 | $8.99 |
   Lost productivity during current admissionb | 46 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 5.6 | $4.15 | $3.55 | $1.79 | $6.47 |
Total indirect costs by wealth index | |||||||||
 Least poor | 26 | 16.5 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 14.3 | $16.67 | $8.15 | $0.00 | $17.66 |
 Middle | 26 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 9.7 | $4.88 | $3.53 | $0.00 | $8.29 |
 Poorest | 28 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 10.2 | $8.27 | $3.87 | $0.00 | $9.43 |