Table 4.
Type of expenditure | Facility | Mean cost per patient | 95% Bias corrected confidence interval |
---|---|---|---|
2008 U. S. dollars | TSH | ||
Expenditure for care pre-HF | RDT | 0.07 | 0.02–0.18 |
Control | 0.04 | 0.01–0.12 | |
Drug expenditure at HF | RDT | 0.38 | 0.27–0.53 |
Control | 0.74 | 0.52–1.03 | |
Out-patient charges | RDT | 0.06 | 0.05–0.08 |
Control | 0.08 | 0.06–0.12 | |
Laboratory fee at HF | RDT | 0.20 | 0.15–0.27 |
Control | 0.21 | 0.13–0.32 | |
Post visit expenditure | RDT | 0.16 | 0.04–0.34 |
Control | 0.06 | 0.00–0.22 | |
Travel expenditure | RDT | 0.30 | 0.21–0.43 |
Control | 0.22 | 0.15–0.31 | |
Total expenditure | RDT | 1.02 | 0.76–1.36 |
Control | 1.33 | 0.99–1.77 |
TSH = Tanzanian shilling; HF = health facility; RDT = rapid diagnostic test. Totals are different than sum of means because of varying sample sizes for each group