Table 2.
Affordability of a single course of treatment in days' wage of an LPGW for some disease conditions in Jimma Zone public health facilities, May 2018.
| S/N | Disease conditions | Drug name, strength, and dosage forms | Standard Rx schedule | Affordability in days of wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adult pneumonia | Amoxicillin 500 mg cap | 1 caps x3/day x7 = 21 caps | 0.69 |
| 2 | Pediatric pneumonia | Cotrimoxazole 240 mg/5 ml suspension | 5 ml x 2/day for 7 days = 70 ml | 0.51 |
| 3 | Bronchial asthma | Salbutamol 0.1 mg/dose | 1 inhaler of 200 doses | 1.50 |
| 4 | Diabetic mellitus | Glibenclamide 5 mg cap | 1 tab x 2/day for 30 days = 60 tabs | 0.56 |
| 5 | Hypertension | Hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg tab | 1 tab x1/day x30 = 30 tabs | 0.93 |
| 6 | Gardiasis | Metronidazole 250 mg cap | 2 caps x 3/day x 7 days = 42 caps | 1.05 |
| 7 | Arthritis | Diclofenac 50 mg tab | 1 tab x 2/day for 30 days = 60 tabs | 0.42 |
| 8 | PUD | Omeprazole 20 mg cap | 1 cap x1/day for 30 days = 30 caps | 0.52 |
| 9 | UTI | Norfloxacillin 400 mg tab | 1 tab x2/day x7 = 14 tabs | 0.56 |
| Cotrimoxazole 480 mg tab | 2 tabs x2/day x7 = 28 tabs | 0.91 | ||
| 10 | Skin and subcutaneous tissue infection | Cloxacillin 250 mg tab | 2 caps x4/day x7 = 56 caps | 1.19 |
| 11 | Helminthiasis | Albendazole 400 mg tab | 1 tab stat | 0.45 |
| 12 | Typhoid fever | Ciprofloxacillin 500 mg tab | 1 tab x2/day x7 = 14 tabs | 0.56 |
| Ceftriaxone 1 gm Iv, vial | 1 vial x1/day x 7 = 7 vials | 3.66 | ||
| Chloramphenicol 250 mg cap | 2 caps x4/day x7 = 56 caps | 1.74 | ||
| Average days' wage | 1.02 | |||