Table 3 Average cost of treatment by income quintile, BDT (US$)
From: Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh
Income quintile BDT (US$) | Public hospital (N = 139) | Private hospital (N = 113) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Average direct cost | Average indirect cost | Average total cost | N | Average direct cost | Average indirect cost | Average total cost | |
<6212 (<82.82) | 52 | 282 (3.76) | 10683 (142.45) | 10966 (146.21) | 13 | 270 (3.61) | 3763 (50.18) | 4033 (53.78) |
6212–12424 (82.82–165.65) | 53 | 280 (3.74) | 8658 (115.44) | 8938 (119.18) | 36 | 245 (3.27) | 5134 (68.48) | 5379 (71.73) |
12425–18637 (165.66–248.49) | 14 | 194 (2.59) | 7980 (106.41) | 8174 (108.99) | 14 | 244 (3.26) | 4898 (65.32) | 5143 (68.57) |
18638–24849 (248.50–331.32) | 11 | 326 (4.35) | 12059 (160.79) | 12385 (165.14) | 13 | 236 (3.16) | 8564 (114.20) | 8801 (117.36) |
≥24850 (≥331.33) | 9 | 327 (4.37) | 9076 (121.03) | 9404 (125.39) | 37 | 313 (4.19) | 5122 (68.301) | 5436 (72.49) |