Table 2 Proportional cost distribution by cost category, level of severity and treatment setting
Cost Category | Home management | Level of Disease Severity for Institutionalised Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mild | Moderate | Severe | Critical | ||
In-patient care | 0% | 22% | 13% | 17% | 20% |
Investigations | 47% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 2% |
Medications | 5% | 0.2% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Overheads | 6% | 71% | 67% | 65% | 63% |
Staff time | 42% | 4% | 16% | 15% | 14% |
Total | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
Cost difference (US$) | 5425 | 4245 | 10,353 | 3078 | |
% Increase disease severity to another | 1925.2% | 74.4% | 104.0% | 15.2% | |