Table 2.
Costs and outcomes of alternative strategies for 125 specialist days invested
| Cost Category | Clinical Specialist Outreach | Referral System | ||||
| Unit cost in ETB | No of operations | Total cost in ETB | Unit cost in ETB | No of operations | Total cost in ETB | |
| Direct medical cost | 1,124.93 | 532.00 | 598,462.76 | 1,124.93 | 438.00 | 492,719.34 |
| Direct non-medical cost | 1,633.00 | 532.00 | 868,756.00 | 3,358.34 | 438.00 | 1,470,952.92 |
| Indirect cost on patients and care takers | 1,336.94 | 532.00 | 711,252.08 | 2,040.00 | 438.00 | 893,520.00 |
| Indirect cost on specialists | 93.90 | 532.00 | 49,954.80 | 0 | 438.00 | 0.00 |
| Project cost | 310.66 | 532.00 | 165,271.12 | 0 | 438.00 | 0.00 |
| Total cost per patient operated | 4,499.43 | 532.00 | 2,393,696.76 | 6,523.27 | 438.00 | 2,857,192.26 |