Table 3.

Mean (95% confidence intervals) Household hospitalization costs in USD by categories for an episode of RSV LRTI in Kilifi and Siaya

Cost Parameters	RSV Positive patients			RSV Negative patients
	mean cost(USD)	(95% CI)	n = 79	mean cost(USD)	(95% CI)	n = 162
(A) KILIFI
Costs incurred during hospitalization	46.88	37.69–56.07	79	64.65	48.81–80.49	162
Direct Medical Costs
Drugs	1.46	1.40–1.52	69	1.84	1.33–2.35	124
Lab/medical care procedures	0.86	0.25–1.47	79	1.49	0.6–2.37	161
hospital bed fees	2.45	1.82–3.08	70	2.72	2.36–3.08	127
consultation/registration fees	4.37	4.32–4.43	70	4.4	4.27–4.53	127
Others (medical supplies)	4.06	3.43-4,69	76	3.89	3.48–4.29	161
Direct non-Medical Costs
Transportation cost by distance	7.41	0-15.84	39	3.11	1.86–4.36	54
Lodging	0		79	0		162
Food	6.6	4.98–8.22	77	6.74	5.35–8.13	158
Caretaker/Others	0.08	0-25.14	29	0.77	0.09–1.46	55
Indirect costs
Lost income	19.75	11.72–27.79	20	64.57	17.67–11.49	49
lost productivity	26.58	17.73–35.43	61	33.64	26.22–41.05	122
(B) SIAYA	mean cost(USD)	(95% CI)	n = 21	mean cost(USD)	(95% CI)	n = 163
Costs incurred during hospitalization	138.51	106.54-170.48	21	113.26	100.81-125.71	163
Direct Medical Costs
Drugs	10.57	7.62–13.51	21	8.77	7.36–10.17	158
Lab/medical care procedures	19.51	14.72–24.29	18	17.83	14.73–20.92	143
hospital bed fees	33.59	25.36–41.83	21	28.63	25.70-31.55	159
consultation/registration fees	1.37		21	1.33	1.30–1.37	158
Others (medical supplies)	5.71	3.82–7.61	17	3.59	2.68–4.49	119
Direct non-Medical Costs
Transportation cost	17.40	8.12–26.67	21	13.67	6.89–20.44	162
Lodging	0.00		0	10.95		1
Food	6.57	3.44–9.70	18	3.84	3.36–4.32	140
Caretaker/Others	12.16	0-64.49	3	4.31	1.16–7.46	9
Indirect costs
Lost income	25.91	2.99–48.8	10	22.11	14.91–29.31	88
Lost productivity	34.53	25.04–44.02	21	28.69	25.44–31.94	160