Table 2. Mean cost per episode of meningitis per household (GH¢/US$).

Source of treatment	Number of cases	Treatment cost GH¢ (US$)	Transport cost GH¢ (US$)	Food & lodging cost GH¢ (US$)	Total cost GH¢ (US$)	Cost per case GH¢ (US$)
Traditional Medicine	8	25.5(17)	2.7(1.8)	25.0(16.7)	425.6(283.7)	5.5(3.7)
Community health worker	5	1.4(0.9)	2.0(1.3)	0.3(0.2)	18.5(12.3)	0.2(0.1)
Clinic	15	17.4(11.6)	2.9(1.9)	8.0(5.3)	424.5(283)	5.5(3.7)
Hospital	34	77.3 (51.5)	8.7(5.8)	57.5(38.3)	4862.0(3241.3)	63.1(42.1)
Drug Shop	15	3.3(2.2)	0.7(0.5)	2.0(1.3)	94.5(63)	1.2(0.8)
Total direct cost	77	124.6(83.1)	17.0(11.3)	93.1(62.1)	5825.1(3883.4)	75.7(50.5)