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Table 4.

Results of non-parametric bootstrap for confidence interval estimation of patient expenditures, Tanzania^*

Type of expenditure	Facility	Mean cost per patient	95% Bias corrected confidence interval
Type of expenditure	Facility	2008 U. S. dollars	TSH
Expenditure for care pre-HF	RDT	0.07	0.02–0.18
Expenditure for care pre-HF	Control	0.04	0.01–0.12
Drug expenditure at HF	RDT	0.38	0.27–0.53
Drug expenditure at HF	Control	0.74	0.52–1.03
Out-patient charges	RDT	0.06	0.05–0.08
Out-patient charges	Control	0.08	0.06–0.12
Laboratory fee at HF	RDT	0.20	0.15–0.27
Laboratory fee at HF	Control	0.21	0.13–0.32
Post visit expenditure	RDT	0.16	0.04–0.34
Post visit expenditure	Control	0.06	0.00–0.22
Travel expenditure	RDT	0.30	0.21–0.43
Travel expenditure	Control	0.22	0.15–0.31
Total expenditure	RDT	1.02	0.76–1.36
Total expenditure	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