Table 1.

Overview of Major Costs and Associated Data Sources

Type of Cost	Data Source
Direct medical costs
Type of visit (inpatient vs outpatient)	Clinical treatment records
Time spent in care	Clinical treatment records
Health service delivery cost per outpatient visit	WHO-CHOICE
Health service delivery cost per day of inpatient visit	WHO-CHOICE
Drugs administered or prescribed at visit for treatment of diarrhea	Clinical treatment records
Diagnostics performed at visit to determine cause of diarrhea	Clinical treatment records
Cost per drug and diagnostic	National price lists, primary data collection from facilities
Estimate of caregiver fees associated with visit	Clinical treatment records, discharge survey, 4-wk follow-up survey
Direct nonmedical costs
Cost of transportation to access health facility (eg, bus)	Enrollment survey
Costs associated with accommodation at facility for family (food, lodging, etc)	Discharge and 4-wk follow-up surveys
Indirect costs
Estimate of caregiver lost time associated with caring for child during diarrhea episode	Discharge survey
Estimate of average wage rate in country	International Labor Organization
Pre- and post-visit care-seeking costs
Costs of care seeking before and after a facility visit, by expense (medication, diagnostic tests, etc) and visit type (eg, visit to pharmacy shop, private clinic, or traditional healer)	Enrollment, discharge, and 4-wk follow-up surveys