Table 2.
Direct out‐of‐pocket costs and days of absenteeism for medically attended mild or severe respiratory illness, South Africa, 2014 (DS6)
| Category | Mean value per illness episode (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any ILI | Influenza‐associated ILI | Any SARI | Influenza‐associated SARI | |
| Proportion of illness episodes attended by a caregiver (%) | 52.0 (47.1‐56.9) | 64.9 (52.9‐75.6) | 96.2 (95.0‐97.3) | 98.4 (91.6‐99.9) |
| Patient absenteeism (d) | 0.7 (0.5‐0.9) | 0.8 (0.2‐1.4) | 2.1 (1.9‐2.3) | 1.8 (1.2‐2.4) |
| Caregiver absenteeism (d) | 0.5 (0.3‐0.7) | 0.6 (0.2‐0.8) | 1.4 (1.2‐1.6) | 1.3 (0.7‐1.9) |
| Out‐of‐pocket cost for patient ($) | 2.9 (1.0‐4.8) | 1.5 (1.1‐1.9) | 9.0 (7.9‐10.2) | 6.6 (3.5‐9.6) |
| Medical | 0.4 (0.1‐0.7) | 0.2 (0.1‐0.3) | 3.5 (2.7‐4.4) | 3.3 (1.0‐5.6) |
| Non‐medicala | 2.5 (0.8‐4.1) | 1.3 (0.9‐1.6) | 5.5 (4.7‐6.3) | 3.3 (1.4‐5.1) |
| Out‐of‐pocket cost for caregiver ($) | 1.7 (0.4‐3.1) | 1.3 (0.8‐1.7) | 12.1 (8.6‐15.5) | 7.5 (5.1‐9.9) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence intervals; ILI, influenza‐like illness (outpatients); SARI, severe acute respiratory illness (inpatients).
a
Non‐medical costs include cost for transportation and additional food.