Table 4.
Average treatment cost (US$) by age-group and type of patient, at 2004 prices
| Age-group | Base case |
80% occupancy rate |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Children | ||||
| Hospitalized (n=10, 13%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 8.33 | 17.45 | 8.33 | 17.45 |
| Pharmacy | 10.08 | 11.31 | 10.08 | 11.31 |
| Routine service | 96.94 | 22.07 | 80.06 | 26.30 |
| Total | 115.36 | 28.67 | 98.48 | 34.25 |
| Outpatients (n=67, 87%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 0* | NA | 0* | NA |
| Pharmacy | 1.30 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.11 |
| Routine service | 0.69* | NA | 0.69* | NA |
| Total | 2.00 | 1.11 | 2.00 | 1.11 |
| Both types (n=77, 100%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 1.08 | 6.63 | 1.08 | 6.63 |
| Pharmacy | 2.44 | 5.00 | 2.44 | 5.00 |
| Routine service | 13.19 | 33.44 | 11.00 | 28.34 |
| Total | 16.72 | 39.62 | 14.53 | 34.72 |
| Adults | ||||
| Hospitalized (6, 100%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 0* | NA | 0* | NA |
| Pharmacy | 9.09 | 9.72 | 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Routine service | 63.62 | 44.69 | 27.35 | 19.21 |
| Total | 72.71 | 53.05 | 36.44 | 27.83 |
| All ages | ||||
| Hospitalized (n=16, 19.3%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 5.21 | 14.14 | 5.21 | 14.14 |
| Pharmacy | 9.71 | 10.42 | 9.71 | 10.42 |
| Routine service | 84.44 | 35.15 | 60.30 | 35.11 |
| Total | 99.36 | 43.43 | 75.22 | 43.87 |
| Outpatients (n=67, 80.7%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 0* | NA | 0* | NA |
| Pharmacy | 1.30 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.11 |
| Routine service | 0.69* | NA | 0.69* | NA |
| Total | 2.00 | 1.11 | 2.00 | 1.11 |
| Both types (n=83, 100%) | ||||
| Laboratory | 1.00 | 6.39 | 1.00 | 6.39 |
| Pharmacy | 2.92 | 5.65 | 2.92 | 5.65 |
| Routine service | 16.83 | 36.48 | 12.18 | 28.02 |
| Total | 20.77 | 42.89 | 16.11 | 34.60 |
* Constant;
†Routine service cost consisting of cost of outpatient service (consultation cost) and inpatient service (hotel cost);
‡Routine service cost of outpatient was equal (or constant) for all outpatients. In addition, all outpatients did not have laboratory cost;
NA=Not applicable;
SD=Standard deviation