Table 4. Mean treatment cost for an in-patient visit–Naira [USD].
(N = 69).
| Variable | Category | Adamawa = 33 | Akwa-Ibom = 20 | Anambra = 16 | Combined = 69 | Chi sq.(P)** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct medical costs (N = 56) * | Total | 6390.63 [39.45] | 16855.56 [104.05] | 7566.67 [46.71] | 9880.36 [60.99] | 14.56[0.0007] |
| Registration (N = 52) * | 841.38 [5.19] | 717.65 [4.43] | 241.67 [1.49] | 731.73 [4.52] | 24.07[0.0001] | |
| Consultation (N = 21) * | 340.63 [2.10] | 1800.0 [11.11] | 0 [0] | 688.10 [4.25] | 8.35[0.0032] | |
| Test (N = 29) * | 3435.0 [21.20] | 4407.14 [27.20] | 3950.0 [24.38] | 3922.07 [24.21] | 4.31[0.116] | |
| Drugs(N = 48) * | 4867.69 [30.05] | 12250 [75.62] | 10000 [61.73] | 8063.75 [49.78] | 10.82 [0.004] | |
| Direct non-medical costs | Total | 3963.06 [24.46] | 25060 [154.69] | 7237.0 [44.67] | 10710.49 [66.11] | 26.94[0.0001] |
| Transport (N = 59) * | 703.87 [4.34] | 826.67 [5.10] | 742.0 [4.58] | 747.80 [4.62] | 6.74[0.03] | |
| Food (N = 49) * | 2397.04 [14.80] | 7259.38 [44.81] | 2908.33 [17.95] | 4047.36 [24.98] | 16.77[0.0002] | |
| Accommodation | 1323.08 [8.17] | 20003.33 [123.48] | 14666.67 [90.54] | 11653.23 [71.93] | 17.08[0.0002] | |
| Caregiver: (N = 27) * | 1452.78 [8.97] | 2857.14 [17.64] | 1750 [10.80] | 1838.89 [11.35] | 3.80[0.15] | |
| Total in-patient cost (N = 61) * | 10133.03 [62.55] | 41915.56 [258.74] | 11777.0 [72.70] | 19780.98 [122.10] | 24.58[0.0001] |
*available cost data
**kruskal wallis