Skip to main content
. 2020 Jun 12;17(12):4192. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17124192

Table 4.

Costs of the BBF exposure management categorized by the locations in Beijing (in Chinese RMB).

Source Patient Infection Status Direct Costs Mean 1 Indirect Costs Mean Total Costs Mean
Urban Suburban Urban Suburban Urban Suburban
HBV 2348 1529 4921 2287 7269 3816
HCV 1551 1066 5499 2684 7050 3750
TP 652 780 4966 3443 5618 4223
HIV 6629 5905 6611 4780 13240 10,685
Unknown 3063 2462 5464 3273 8527 5735

Note: BBF; blood and body fluid; HIV: human immunodeficiency virus; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; TP: Treponema pallidum; RMB: Chinese yuan. 1 Means were calculated from the data of each healthcare facility weighted by the number of healthcare staff with invasive duties.