Table 5 Median costs (in USD ^a ) for the components of care for each therapeutic option, Lubumbashi 2010 (n = 251 households)

Traditional medicine

14

0.4 (0.0 -3.9)

0.0-2.0

Self-medication

111

0.9 (0.2 -2.2)

0.6-1.2

Self-employed private health professionals

  Transportation fees

23

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.0-0.0

  Consultation fees

21

0.0 (0.0-0.2)

0.0-0.1

  Cost of medicines

19

3.4 (1.4-7.8)

1.1-5.7

FLHS

  Transportation fees

100

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.0-0.0

  Consultation fees

68

2.2 (1.2-2.8)

2.2-2.3

  Lab exams fees

67

2.2 (0.0-3.9)

1.5-3.0

  Cost of medicines

56

5.9 (1.9-13.6)

3.5-8.4

  Cost of observation

78

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.0-0.0

Hospital

  Transportation fees

50

1.4 (0.0-3.6)

0.6-2.2

  Consultation fees

32

3.3 (0.0-5.2)

1.9-4.8

  Lab exams fees

26

1.1 (0.0-5.6)

0.0-2.8

  Cost of medicines

25

7.8 (2.2-16.7)

3.2-12.3

  Hospitalization fees

35

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.0-0.0