Table 1.
Overall and pathogen-specific different modes of percent expenditure of household income
| Expenditure | Overall estimated cost (n = 4205) | Shigella spp.(n = 518) | Rotavirus (n = 1174) | ETEC (n = 154) | Vibrio cholerae (n = 110) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost before attending hospital (US$) | |||||
| Drugs | 0·69, 1·17, 0·25 (<0·01–16·00) | 0·51, 0·83, 0·19 (<0·01–7·33) | 0·93, 1·22, 0·49 (<0·01–9·17) | 0·63, 1·08, 0·21 (<0·01–7·20) | 1·05, 1·83, 0·46 (<0·01–12·50) |
| Consultations | 0·01, 0·16, <0·01 (<0·01–5·00) | 0·01, 0·09, <0·01 (<0·01–1·67) | 0·03, 0·24, <0·01 (<0·01–5·00) | 0·03, 0·25, <0·01 (<0·01–2·50) | 0·02, 0·24, <0·01 (<0·01–2·50) |
| Transportation | 0·07, 0·37, <0·01 (<0·01–7·50) | 0·04, 0·22, <0·01 (<0·01–2·00) | 0·14, 0·58, <0·01 (<0·01–7·50) | 0·07, 0·33, <0·01 (<0·01–3·33) | 0·07, 0·24, <0·01 (<0·01–1·33) |
| Investigations | <0·01, 0·04, <0·01 (<0·01–2·31) | <0·01* | <0·01, 0·07, <0·01 (<0·01–2·31) | <0·01* | <0·01* |
| Stay in hospital | 0·02, 0·14, <0·01 (<0·01–3·57) | 0·01, 0·07, <0·01 (<0·01–0·83) | 0·04, 0·19, <0·01 (<0·01–3·33) | 0·01, 0·05, <0·01 (<0·01–0·50) | 0·02, 0·09, <0·01 (<0·01–0·63) |
| Others | <0·01, <0·01, <0·01 (<0·01–0·30) | <0·01* | <0·01, 0·01, <0·01(<0·01–0·30) | <0·01* | <0·01* |
| Total | 0·79, 1·42, 0·25 (<0·01–20·00) | 0·57, 0·99, 0·20 (0·00–8·67) | 1·14, 1·65, 0·50 (<0·01–12·25) | 0·74, 1·29, 0·22 (<0·01–7·20) | 1·16, 2·04, 0·46 (<0·01–15·00) |
| Estimated cost after attending hospital (US$) | |||||
| Drugs | 3·99, 7·87, 1·61 (<0·01–78·00) | 3·35, 6·05, 1·67 (0·03–67·85) | 2·21, 2·86, 1·38 (<0·01–32·07) | 4·05, 8·88, 1·63 (0·03–75·37) | 9·44, 14·42, 3·25 (0·20–64·53) |
| Consultations | 0·60, 0·69, 0·38 (<0·01–15·00) | 0·67, 0·95, 0·42 (0·01–15·00) | 0·59,0·64, 0·38 (0·01–6·25) | 0·65, 0·82, 0·43 (0·02–6·25) | 0·88, 0·83, 0·63 (0·06–3·75) |
| Investigations | 0·08, 0·96, <0·01 (<0·01–32·86) | 0·04, 0·74, <0·01 (<0·01–16·50) | <0·01, 0·07, <0·01 (<0·01–1·98) | <0·01 | 0·26, 1·87, <0·01 (<0·01–18·75) |
| Stay in hospital | 0·01, 0·21, <0·01 (<0·01–12·00) | <0·01* | <0·01* | <0·01* | <0·01* |
| Diet | 0·93, 2·02, <0·01 (<0·01–30·00) | 1·09, 2·41, <0·01 (<0·01–30·00) | 1·05, 2·21, <0·01 (<0·01–25·00) | 1·02, 2·39, <0·01 (<0·01–15·00) | 1·69, 2·08, 1·09 (<0·01–7·50) |
| Others | 0·02, 0·22, <0·01 (<0·01–6·25) | 0·01, 0·19, <0·01 (<0·01–4·00) | 0·04, 0·36, <0·01 (<0·01–6·25) | 0·01, 0·13, <0·01 (<0·01–1·67) | 0·01, 0·07, <0·01 (<0·01–0·75) |
| Total | 5·65, 9·83, 2·35 (0·01–90·04) | 5·18, 8·34, 2·58 (0·06–76·80) | 3·88, 5·04, 2·21 (0·05–46·50) | 5·75, 10·66, 2·31 (0·11–86·20) | 12·28, 17·27, 5·25 (0·33–75·70) |
| Grand total | 6·44, 10·26, 3·04 (0·01–94·35) | 5·74, 8·55, 3·17 (0·06–77·80) | 5·03, 5·84, 3·08 (0·06–48·00) | 6·49, 11·22, 3·10 (0·22–91·87) | 13·44, 18·26, 6·42 (0·52–82·85) |
ETEC, Enterotoxigenic E. coli.
All values in the table are mean, s.d., median (range), respectively.
*
Values could not be quantified.