Table 2 Use of medicines, diagnostic tests and costs in LAK* for uninsured and insured patients
Description | Insurance Mean (SD) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No N = 712 | Yes N=116 | ||
Appropriate drug use score | 4.9(2.7) | 5.9(2.7) | 0.0001 |
Total number of medicines during hospital stay | 5.4(2.5) | 5.2(3.2) | 0.04 |
- Number of antibiotic injections | 0.98(0.89) | 0.52(0.86) | < 0.0001 |
- Number of oral antibiotics | 0.49(0.58) | 0.37(0.68) | 0.011 |
- Number of essential medicines | 4.6(2.1) | 4.6(2.6) | 0.14 |
- Number of brand drugs | 1.3(1.4) | 1.2(1.3) | 0.54 |
Average duration of stay (days) | 3.7(4.4) | 2.7(3.3) | 0.002 |
Cost of medicines (in LAK) | 373 060 (772 660) | 126 063 (267 340) | 0.001 |
Cost of diagnostic tests (in LAK) | 77 826 (123 104) | 50 146 (54 929) | 0.02 |
Other costs (in LAK) | 360 608 (563 086) | 240 745 (394 973) | 0.11 |
Fee charge (in LAK) | 53 308 (105 995) | 43 166 (89 158) | 0.74 |