Table 5.

Non-healthcare sector costs (mean per patient).

	IV ceftriaxone (n = 62)	Oral ciprofloxacin (n = 66)	Overall	T test /Fisher’s exact test P value
Total non-healthcare sector costs	$1612	$1229	$1415	0.45
Patient’s own productivity losses	$1535	$819	$1166	0.14
No. (%) of patients still employed	39 (63%)	31 (47%)	70 (55%)	0.08
Hours absent from work for patients still employed	187 h	111 h	153 h	0.12
No. of patients resigned	3	1	4	0.29
Monthly salary of patients who were still employed or had resigned	$3164	$3391	$3260	0.83
Caregiver productivity losses	$0	$267	$138	0.09
No. (%) of patients with caregivers	8 (13%)	22 (33%)	30 (23%)	0.007
No. (%) of caregivers in employment	4 (50%)	11 (48%)	15 (48%)	1.00
Hours absent from work for caregivers in employment	0 h	110 h	76 h	0.04
Monthly salary of caregivers in employment	$2600	$3589	$3409	0.35
Professional care support services/domestic helper	$77	$144	$112	0.64
No. (%) of patients who engaged professional care support services/domestic helper	1 (2%)	5 (8%)	6 (5%)	0.21