Table 2.
Summary of yearly costs for all malaria admissions at Macha Mission Hospital, Zambia*
| Variable | Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Total inpatient malaria costs (patients < 6 years of age) | $65,336 | $16,897 | $4,349 | $25,893 | $12,819 | $3,187 |
| Total inpatient malaria costs (patients ≥ 6 years of age) | $20,681 | $5,230 | $2,602 | $10,593 | $5,517 | $1,443 |
| Total costs for malaria admissions | $86,018 | $22,127 | $6,951 | $36,486 | $18,336 | $4,631 |
| Total reported hospital expenditures (real USD 2008) | $796,776 | $579,701 | $680,881 | $716,064 | $802,949 | $1,272,415 |
| Proportion of hospital expenditures on malaria admissions | 10.80% | 3.82% | 1.02% | 5.10% | 2.28% | 0.36% |
*
USD = U.S. dollars.