Table 1 Operational definitions of costs by category
From: The cost of post-abortion care (PAC): a systematic review
Name | Components | Explanations/sources |
|---|---|---|
Direct Medical Cost | Labor Cost | The costs of time spent treating a patient by all medical personnel involved in a patient’s care [19, 24] |
Supplies and Drugs Cost | Small equipment, diagnostic tests, medications, and consumable supplies [24, 28] | |
Indirect Medical Cost | Overhead Cost | Salaries of non-medical support staff (e.g., receptionists) and administrative costs incurred by clinical staff (e.g., attending meetings) [19, 24, 28] |
Capital Cost | Infrastructure and equipment replacement costs and their useful lifetimes [19] |