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Table 4 Total provider sector cost

From: Resource utilization pattern and cost of tuberculosis treatment from the provider and patient perspectives in the state of Penang, Malaysia

Cost element

Total cost (intensive phase)

Total cost (continuation phase)

Total cost (% of total cost)

Cost per patient

Outpatient clinic

   

384.44

Human resource

  

57004.58 (69.9)

  Scheduled consultation visits

7668.14

6149.29

13817.43

  Visits for medication (DOT* room visits)

8331.40

15485.47

23816.87

  Consultations with the specialist

1008.60

33.62

1042.22

  Consultations with the specialist (head of the department)

887.40

-

887.40

  Consultations with the medical officer

6795.73

6670.71

13466.44

  TB coordinator

1539.12

1539.12

3078.24

  Counter clerk and attendant

165.36

-

165.36

  Lab. investigation attendant

508.20

222.42

730.62

Capital

3137.80

5832.09

8969.89 (11.0)

Electricity

5085.40

9452.01

14537.41 (17.8)

Consumables

946.28

43.53

989.81 (1.2)

Sub-total

  

81501.69 (38.7)

Hospitalization

22022.00

-

22022.00 (10.5)

103.88

Chest X-ray

4480.45

2486.00

6966.45 (3.3)

32.86

Bacteriological tests

    

  Sputum smear

2155.71

492.28

2647.99 (6.7)

 

  Culture

1323.30

-

1323.30 (3.4)

 

  Polymerase chain reaction

15493.36

-

15493.36 (39.5)

 

  Drug sensitivity testing

19791.00

-

19791.00 (50.4)

 

Sub-total

  

39255.65 (18.7)

185.17

Non-specific laboratory tests

12946.43

2139.70

15086.13 (7.2)

71.16

Medicines

25069.95

20475.06

45545.01 (21.6)

214.83

Total Cost

139355.63

71021.30

210376.93 (100)

992.34

  1. *DOT: Directly Observed Treatment.
  2. Note: All costs in Malaysian Ringgit. Bold numbers reflect sub-total of cost components, grand total cost and cost per patient.