Table 2 Direct costs spent by the households on patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed acute dengue, in Southern Province, Sri Lanka, 2017–2018
From: Direct and indirect costs for hospitalized patients with dengue in Southern Sri Lanka
Type of cost | Time period in relation to hospitalization | Mean cost per patient (USD) | Overall mean cost per patient (USD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct medical costs | Medical visits (n = 784) | Before (n = 344) | 5.06 (SD = 4.86) | |
After (n = 534) | 6.54 (SD = 6.24) | 7.93 (SD = 6.78) | ||
Medications (n = 182) | Before (n = 144) During (n = 39) | 3.20 (SD = 4.73) 4.77 (SD = 4.02) | ||
After (n = 5) | 5.43 (SD = 5.27) | 3.70 (SD = 4.86) | ||
Laboratory investigations (n = 542) | Before (n = 306) During (n = 53) | 8.14 (SD = 6.51) 9.30 (SD = 8.25) | ||
After (n = 332) | 4.14 (SD = 4.57) | 8.05 (SD = 7.40) | ||
Overall direct medical cost | 8.77 (SD = 8.40) | |||
Direct non-medical costs | Travel for medical care (n = 765) | Before (n = 252) During (n = 631) After (n = 530) | 2.73 (SD = 3.85) 6.85 (SD = 8.92) 6.54 (SD = 6.24) | 11.03 (SD = 11.83) |
Overall direct non-medical cost | 11.03 (SD = 11.83) | |||
Overall direct cost (n = 833) | 16.29 (SD = 14.02) | |||