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. 2012 Jan 27;7(1):e30362. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030362

Table 2. Model Parameters and Sensitivity Analysis for Annual Household Costs for provision of health care to 100,000 population.

Annual Cost per Household (INR)
Uncertainty range Using Branded Drugs Using Generic Drugs
Parameter Base value Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper
Total Population 100000 80000 120000 7900 8361 6355 6816
Morbidity rate 0.1 0.08 0.12 6695 9474 5459 7619
Adjusted Proportion of patients reporting to hospital 1.2 1.125 1.425 7650 9387 6202 7552
Monthly patient load reporting to hospital 12000 7200 41040
Cost ratio (IPD:OPD) 10 8 15 7999 8655 6444 6924
Proportion Patients treated (IPD basis) 0.05 0.02 0.1 7875 8433 6330 6888
Correction factor (patients treated on IPD basis) 0.3 0.2 0.5 7899 8456 6358 6901
Number of OPD days in a month 24 24 24
Average no. of individuals per family 4
Distribution OPD patients (Proportional Morbidity Rates)
General medicine 0.22 0.12 0.32 6898 9218 5803 7243
Oto-rhino-laryngology 0.07 0.01 0.11 7810 8427 6155 6818
Ophthalmology 0.07 0.01 0.11 7380 8609 5874 7034
Dermatology 0.12 0.06 0.16 8026 8296 6454 6669
Gynecology 0.14 0.04 0.24 7492 8846 6022 7113
Psychiatry 0.02 0.005 0.025 8104 8259 6521 6636
Pediatrics 0.12 0.06 0.16 7779 8315 6290 6728
Surgery 0.11 0.05 0.15 8000 8330 6396 6726
Dental 0.05 0.01 0.09 8013 8349 6426 6727
Orthopedics 0.09 0.04 0.14 8020 8352 6415 6747
Specialty-wise average length of IPD stay (days)
OBG 4.5 3 7 8159 8234 6554 6629
Eye 2.6 1 5 8168 8215 6563 6610
Surgery 5.6 3 9 8129 8262 6524 6657
Medicine 6.9 4 10 8131 8247 6526 6642
ENT 3.7 2 5 8169 8199 6564 6595
Psychiatry 16.2 6 26 8182 8190 6577 6585
Pediatrics 6.9 4 10 8145 8231 6540 6726
Orthopedics 10 7 20 8129 8374 6524 6769
Skin 6.3 3 10 8152 8225 6547 6621