Table 4 Health system costs per severe malaria case among patients of all ages (2018 US$)
Cost category | Mean | SD | Median | IQR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medical examinations | 3.44 | 0.59 | 3.28 | 3.09–3.57 |
Health facility transfer | 4.24 | 22.44 | 0.00 | 0.00–0.00 |
Malaria diagnostic tests | 8.51 | 3.94 | 7.85 | 5.40–12.17 |
Non-malaria related tests | 0.52 | 5.27 | 0.00 | 0.00–0.00 |
Malaria treatment | 5.00 | 9.41 | 2.42 | 1.56–6.32 |
Non-malaria related treatments | 4.50 | 3.81 | 3.60 | 1.15–7.17 |
Hospitalization costs due to malaria admissiona | 10.75 | 25.84 | 3.80 | 2.28–12.15 |
Total costs | 36.97 | 38.87 | 26.56 | 18.03–44.09 |