Table 2.
Other resource use categories and associated unit costs (US$, 2016 price base)
| Malawi | Pakistan | Tanzania | Uganda | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital services* | ||||||
| Inpatient stay | ||||||
| Per day in tertiary hospital | $4·41 | $13·76 | $8·38 | $6·58 | 20 | |
| Per day in secondary hospital | $3·23 | $10·08 | $6·13 | $4·81 | 20 | |
| Outpatient visit | ||||||
| Per day in tertiary hospital | $1·22 | $2·64 | $2·45 | $2·15 | 20 | |
| Per day in secondary hospital | $0·83 | $1·78 | $1·65 | $1·45 | 20 | |
| Laboratory examinations | ||||||
| White cell count | $1·10 | $3·18 | $2·10 | $1·69 | 21 | |
| Vaginal swab | $0·76 | $2·19 | $1·45 | $1·17 | 21 | |
| Blood culture | $2·73 | $7·89 | $5·21 | $4·20 | 21 | |
| Urinalysis | $1·00 | $2·89 | $1·91 | $1·54 | 21 | |
| Complications | ||||||
| Hospital-based blood transfusion (per unit of transfusion-ready blood) | $20·02 | $58·45 | $21·35 | $31·03 | 22, 40 | |
| Repeat evacuation | ||||||
| Dilatation and curettage | $18·25 | $46·60 | $34·81 | $28·07 | 24, 25 | |
| Manual vacuum aspiration | $3·99 | $18·05 | $7·61 | $6·14 | 24, 25 | |
*
These estimates only show the accommodation component of hospital costs; ie, excluding the cost of drugs and diagnostic tests but including personnel, capital, and food costs.