Table 3. Direct medical costs for the diarrhea illness in US$: mean ± standard deviation and median costs in parenthesis.
| Muhima Hospital n = 109 | Rwamagana Hospital n = 86 | Kigali Teaching Hospital—CHUK n = 8 | All sites n = 203 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic tests | $4.66* ± 4.49 (2.79) | $8.85* ± 5.30 (7.94) | $22.40* ± 4.57 (22.92) | $7.13 ± 6.09 (4.70) |
| Medication | $16.24 ± 13.08 (13.13) | $12.77 ± 8.01 (10.77) | $16.71 ± 7.32 (18.80) | $14.79 ± 11.11 (12.75) |
| Other (consultations, bed day and consumables) | $21.35 ± 15.40 (17.46) | $22.52 ± 20.40 (15.52) | $18.99 ± 8.25 (17.85) | $21.75 ± 17.47 (16.86) |
| Total direct medical costs | $42.86 ± 22.41 (37.84) | $44.64 ± 25.80 (36.35) | $58.12 ± 13.15 (60.50) | $44.22 ± 23.74 (37.68) |
| Amount paid by insurance | $31.69 ± 22.59 (29.73) | $37.42 ± 23.32 (32.30) | $49.75 ± 10.46 (54.00) | $34.83 ± 22.86 (31.70) |
| OOP | $11.26 ± 17.69 (4.42) | $7.25 ± 11.09 (4.60) | $8.36 ± 4.98 (6.58) | $9.45± 14.96 (4.55) |
* signifies a significant difference from the mean for all sites at 5% level of significance for a 2 tailed test