Table 3.
Parent-reported MMR-related costs to private expenses, by trial arm
| Expenses type | Frequency | Average cost of item, £ (SD) | Decision Aid | Leaflet | Usual Practice | |||
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| Frequency | Mean (SD) | Frequency | Mean (SD) | Frequency | Mean (SD) | |||
| Travel expenses | ||||||||
| Public transport | 13 | 2.89 (1.44) | 3 | 3.87 (1.90) | 7 | 2.71 (1.47) | 3 | 2.33 (0.58) |
| Private transport | 28 | 4.34 (9.27) | 7 | 2.71 (2.38) | 9 | 2.91 (1.78) | 12 | 6.35 (14.06) |
| Other expenses | 1 | 1 (n/a) | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (n/a) |
| Total transport expenses (including ease of appointment) | 177 | 8.21 (8.32) | 42 | 9.36 (12.57) | 75 | 7.10 (3.26) | 62 | 8.52 (8.95) |
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| Purchase of information about MMR vaccination | ||||||||
| Mother & Baby magazine | 1 | £2.80 (n/a) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Parenting magazine | 4 | £2.55 (n/a) | – | – | 3 | 2.57 (0.12) | 1 | 2.5 (n/a) |
| Newspaper | 1 | £0.20 (n/a) | 1 | 0.2 (n/a) | – | – | – | – |
| Parenting book | 1 | £14.99 (n/a) | – | – | 1 | 14.99 (n/a) | – | – |
| Private clinic appointment | 1 | £300 (n/a) | – | – | 1 | 300 (n/a) | – | – |
| Homeopath | 1 | £40 (n/a) | – | – | 1 | 40 (n/a) | – | – |
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| Productivity costs | ||||||||
| Loss of income | 6 | 35.42 (21.24) | 3 | 39.17 (27.88) | 1 | 15 (n/a) | 2 | 40 (14.14) |
MMR = measles, mumps, rubella vaccine. SD = standard deviation.