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Table 4 Healthcare seeking behavior and their unit costs (USD)

From: A cost analysis of the diagnosis and treatment of malaria at public health facilities and communities in three districts in Rwanda

Parameters

Base unit cost

Low estimate

High estimate

Source

Consultation

 By a nurse

1.18

-

-

[33]

 By a GPa:

4.26

-

-

[34]

Hospitalization in ward/day1:

 At health centre:

0.71

0.51

7.7

[3335]

 At district hospital:

1.89

1.37

11.7

[34, 36]

Inpatient medical visit (GPa):

1.18

-

-

[34]

Diagnostic test:

 RDTb,1

0.65

0.57

1.1

[37,38,39]

 Blood smear1

  At health centre:

1.07

0.77

1.53

[33, 40]

  At district hospital

1.50

1.44

1.91

[3436, 41]

 Haemoglobin

0.93

-

-

[34]

[34]

[34]

[34]

[34]

 Complete blood count

5.91

-

-

 Urea

5.32

-

-

 Creatinine

5.32

-

-

 Glycaemia

3.99

-

-

Drug costs

 ACTc,1

  6 × 1 (package size: 6 tablets)d

0.55

0.36

2.9

[3738, 42]

  6 × 2 (package size: 12 tablets)e

0.49

-

-

[37]

[37]

  6 × 3 (package size: 18 tablets)f

0.45

-

-

  6 × 4 (package size: 24 tablets)g

0.58

0.5

2.9

[37, 38, 42]

 Artesunate1:

1.72

1.06

2.76

[37, 43]

 Antipyretic:

  Oral tablet

0.01

-

-

District pharmacies

  Syrup

0.44

-

-

 Anticonvulsant:

0.78

-

-

 Antibiotic:

  Ampicillin

0.29

-

-

District pharmacies

  Chloramphenicol

0.77

-

-

 Oral Rehydration Salt:

0.11

-

-

 Intravenous fluids:

0.62

-

-

Medical supplies

   

 Foley catheter

0.61

-

-

 Nasogastric tube

0.19

-

-

  1. aGP: General practitioner; bRDT: Rapid diagnostic test; cACT; Artemisinin-based combination therapy; dACT (6 × 1): dosage for children with 5 to < 15 kg body weight; e(6 × 2): for children with 15 kg to < 25 kg body weight; f(6 × 3): for children with 25 kg to < 35 kg body weight; g(6 × 4): for adults and children with > 35 kg; 1input used in sensitivity analysis