Table 5. ABURPs extra cost (direct cost for antibiotics) within 3 months (24 April to 24 July)2017 from the patient and government perspective, JUMC, Ethiopia.
cost of health care covered and direct cost incurred by ABURPs | |||||
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Perspective | Number of patients | Minimum cost/patient in ETB | Maximum cost/patient in ETB | Mean (SD) in ETB | Total cost in ETB |
ABURPs related extra cost for self-payer (N = 169) | 106 | 2.00 | 2936.1 | 402.08 (468.10) | 42620.83 |
ABURPs related extra cost for free (N = 39) | 26 | 37.90 | 671.78 | 365.30 (182.39) | 9497.80 |
Total | 132 | 2.00 | 2936.1 | 394.82(426.84) | 52,118.63 |
NB. Cost is calculated based on average cost of antibiotic during the study period as claimed by JUMC pharmacy cost list, ABURPs–antibiotic use-related problems, ETB = Ethiopian birr, at a time of this report writing, September 02/2017, 1 US$ was equal with 23.37 ETB,