Table 3 Indirect costs to 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 | Missed work days (SD) / Missed school days (SD) of patients | Missed work days (SD)/ Missed school days (SD) of caregivers | Mean income loss (in USD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indirect costs | Missed work days | Before | 4.66 (3.35) | – | 63.6 |
During | 4.65 (1.51) | 2.86 (2.42) | 102.5 | ||
After | 22.76 (49.43) | 4.33 (3.54) | 369.72 | ||
Overall | 21.51 (41.71) | 2.91 (2.47) | 303.99 | ||
Missed school days | Before (n = 20) | 4.68 (5.92) | - | ||
During (n = 20) | 5.7 (5.92) | 3.05 (2.76) | |||
After (n = 17) | 13.83 (8.25) | 1 (8.25) | |||