Table 4.

Direct cost items of hospitalized patients by private and public sectors

Variable	Public sector(N = 1705)			Private sector(N = 92)			Mean of costs ($)	Percent
	Mean ($)	Standard deviation	Percent	Mean ($)	Standard deviation	Percent
Visit	14.27	2.68	5.99	66.47	4.13	6.02	15.6	6
Drug	9.53	1.81	4.09	40.63	2.58	3.66	10.32	3.98
Laboratory	8.6	1.23	3.61	21.20	11.43	1.19	8.93	3.44
Equipment	51.08	10.11	21.37	220.39	13.76	19.89	55.41	21.3
Surgery	81.16	18.89	34.16	415.72	28.33	37.52	93.98	36.12
Hoteling	73.32	11.04	30.78	343.34	20.06	31	75.87	29.16
Total	238.01	45.76	100	1107.9	80.29	100	260.1	100