Table 1 Household direct costs of treating BU, Ghana, 2012
Direct costs | Type of cost | Cost (US$ per year) |
|---|---|---|
Medical | Wound dressing supplies | Summation of the cost of all wound dressing supplies used during treatment per month and normalized by sample size. |
Other treatments | Summation of all out-of-pocket payments incurred on drugs and laboratory tests by BU patients at OHC per month and normalized by sample size. | |
Medical cost | Summation of total costs of wound dressing supplies and other treatments. | |
Non-medical | Transportation | Summation of the number of visits made by the BU patient and/or with caregiver to OHC per week multiplied by the return fare and normalized by sample size. |
Food | Summation of the cost of food bought for the patient and/or caregivers during BU treatment at OHC per week multiplied by the number of BU patients and normalized by sample size. | |
Miscellaneous | Summation of costs of phone calls made, cost of extra soap and disinfectants used for washing of soiled clothing during BU treatment by all patients and normalized by sample size. | |
Nonmedical cost | Summation of the total costs of transportation, food and miscellaneous. | |
Total direct cost | Summation of total medical and non-medical costs. |