Table 7.
Minimum, maximum average unit, and total costs per malaria type treated in the community, at health centres, and district hospitals
| # patients (95% CIa) [N = 298,381] |
Min avgb cost | Max avgb cost | Total cost/severity/facility type (USDc) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | ||||
| Simple Malaria | |||||
| HBMd | 200,902 (200,023–201,781) | 1.36 | 272,031.95 | 274,421.49 | |
| Health centre | 94,267 (94,268–95,476) | 2.99 | 3.00 | 281,862.19 | 286,427.13 |
| District hospital | 377 (339–415) | 12.10 | 12.12 | 4,101.17 | 5,030.53 |
| Simple Malaria with Minor Digestive Symptoms | |||||
| Health centre | 1,273 (1,204–1,344) | 12.43 | 12.45 | 14,966.22 | 16,732.30 |
| District hospital | 477 (434–520) | 27.37 | 27.38 | 11,883.78 | 14,232.40 |
| Severe Malaria | |||||
| District hospital | 480 (437–523) | 86.98 | 92.80 | 38,015.48 | 48,528.83 |
| Total costs in 2018: | 622,860.78 | 645,372.68 | |||
aCI: Confidence Interval; bAvg: average; cUSD: United States Dollar; d HBM: Home-based Management