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. 2019 May 17;14(5):e0216770. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216770

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
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,