Table 2.
Mean (95% confidence intervals) Household costs in USD for children hospitalised with RSV LRTI in Kilifi and Siaya
| Cost Parameters | All patients | RSV Positive | RSV Negative | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (A) KILIFI | mean cost (95% CI) | N = 241 | mean cost (95% CI) | n = 79 | mean cost (95% CI) | n = 162 |
| Household Costs incurred prior to hospitalization | 20.18 (15.03–25.34) | 241 | 17.83 (8.80-26.86) | 79 | 21.33 (15.00-27.67) | 162 |
| Direct Medical Costs | 7.58 (5.41–10.65) | 187 | 4.14 (2.63–5.65) | 66 | 9.45 (4.79–4.55) | 121 |
| Direct non-Medical Costs | 3.76 (2.63–4.88) | 241 | 3.13 (1.84–4.43) | 79 | 4.06 (2.50–5.62) | 162 |
| Indirect costs | 29.23 (19.85–38.60) | 87 | 35.53 (11.70-59.35) | 25 | 26.69 (17.20-36.17) | 62 |
| Household Costs incurred during hospitalization | 58.83 (47.75–69.90) | 241 | 46.88 (37.69–56.07) | 79 | 64.65 (48.81–80.49) | 162 |
| Direct Medical Costs | 11.02 (10.40-11.65) | 240 | 11.23 (10.17–12.30) | 79 | 10.92 (10.15–11.69) | 161 |
| Direct non-Medical Costs | 8.64 (6.95–10.34) | 240 | 10.12 (5.83–14.41) | 79 | 7.92 (6.48–9.36) | 161 |
| Indirect costs | 39.4 (28.81–49.99) | 240 | 25.52 (18.48–32.56) | 79 | 46.21 (30.85–61.57) | 161 |
| Household Costs incurred after hospitalization | 13.03 (4.24–21.82) | 33 | 17.91 (4.42–31.40) | 8 | 11.47 (0.29–22.64) | 25 |
| Direct Medical Costs | 9.27 (0-19.15) | 24 | 9.63 (0-24.34) | 5 | 9.18 (0-21.64) | 19 |
| Direct non-Medical Costs | 3.31 (1.68–49.28) | 23 | 5.06 (0-10.13) | 7 | 2.54 (1.16–3.92) | 16 |
| Indirect costs | 26.3 (0-53.19) | 5 | 19.92 (0-43.93) | 3 | 35.87 (0-370.10) | 2 |
| Total household costs (USD) | 80.79 (67.26–94.33) | 241 | 66.52 (53.50-79.55) | 79 | 87.75 (68.64-106.87) | 162 |
| (B) SIAYA | mean cost (95% CI) | N = 184 | mean cost (95% CI) | n = 21 | mean cost (95% CI) | n = 163 |
| Household Costs incurred prior to hospitalization | 19.77(15.07–24.47) | 141 | 34.68(12.86–56.49) | 17 | 17.72(13.24–22.21) | 124 |
| Direct Medical Costs | 5.41(2.91–7.91) | 109 | 10.91(1.44–20.38) | 14 | 4.60(2.04–7.15) | 95 |
| Direct non-Medical Costs | 2.81(1.97–3.65) | 115 | 3.14(0.82–5.46) | 15 | 2.76(1.85–3.68) | 100 |
| Indirect costs | 23.28(17.53–29.02) | 80 | 38.81(8.08–69.53) | 10 | 21.06(15.82–26.30) | 70 |
| Household Costs incurred during hospitalization | 116.14(104.56-127.72) | 184 | 138.51(106.54-170.48) | 21 | 113.26(100.81-125.71) | 163 |
| Direct Medical Costs | 57.22(51.95–62.48) | 184 | 66.88(50.99–82.77) | 21 | 55.97(50.36–61.59) | 163 |
| Direct non-Medical Costs | 19.54(12.95–26.13) | 170 | 27.37(16.18–38.57) | 19 | 18.55(11.25–25.86) | 151 |
| Indirect costs | 40.87(35.08–46.66) | 184 | 46.87(32.69–61.04) | 21 | 40.10(33.79–46.40) | 163 |
| Household Costs incurred after hospitalization | 39.05(26.00-52.09) | 89 | 15.35(0-34.46) | 8 | 41.39(27.21–55.56) | 81 |
| Direct Medical Costs | 7.87(2.57–13.16) | 39 | 1.28(0.03–2.53) | 4 | 8.62(2.75–14.49) | 35 |
| Direct non-Medical Costs | 4.25(2.76–5.74) | 53 | 3.47(0.64–6.29) | 5 | 4.33(2.70–5.97) | 48 |
| Indirect costs | 66.89(44.57–89.20) | 44 | 50.16(0-224.00) | 2 | 67.68(44.31–91.06) | 42 |
| Total household costs (USD) | 150.17(134.11-166.24) | 184 | 172.43(130.46-214.39) | 21 | 147.31(129.91-164.71) | 163 |