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Table 5 Direct medical costs* (During 6 months)

From: Determinants and economic burden of HIV/AIDS in Iran: a prospective study

Type of service

Average direct medical costs per patient)patient share(

Average direct medical costs per patient

)Government

Share(

Total direct medical costs

)Patient share(

Total direct medical costs

)Government share(

Total direct medical costs )Patient and government costs(

Specialist visit

2.07 ± 3.58

3.02 ± 1.17

303.95

471.37

775.33

Medicine

25.46 ± 53.27

44.51 ± 15.15

3350.65

6988.67

10339.32

Psychologist

0

9.18 ± 0.74

0

1193.77

1193.77

Midwife visit

0.12 ± 0.43

1.07 ± 0.57

3.58

30.21

33.79

Experiments

5.41 ± 13.34

60.89 ± 55.69

636.60

8464.61

9101.22

Dental

62.52 ± 77.87

0

770.52

0

770.52

Emergency services

5.65 ± 4.75

0

130.01

0

130.01

Radiology

18.68 ± 22.48

0

276.68

0

276.68

Sonography

5.92 ± 6.26

0

44.37

0

44.37

Physiotherapy

132.88 ± 159.69

0

398.64

0

398.64

Hospitalization

116.48 ± 147.90

5.51 ± 19.86

1485.67

71.63

1557.31

Chemotherapy

130.73 ± 0

0

130.73

0

130.73

Condom

1.59 ± 2.62

4.18 ± 4.07

130.98

355.66

486.64

Methadone

8.43 ± 0.82

46.41 ± 5.08

210.60

1253.08

1463.68

  1. *The monetary unit considered in this study was the US dollar