Table 5 Distribution of provider costs: average inpatient vs outpatient’s cost, BDT (US $)
From: Economic costs of hospitalized diarrheal disease in Bangladesh: a societal perspective
| Cost | Parameters | Inpatient (N = 402) | Outpatient (N = 399) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount | % of total cost | Amount | % of total cost | ||
| Direct Medical | Medicines | 83.23 (1.06) | – | 28.16 (0.36) | – |
| Diagnosis | – | – | – | – | |
| Disposable items | 5.03 (0.06) | – | – | – | |
| Total Direct Medical | 88.27 (1.12) | 4.18% | 28.16 (0.36) | 32.56% | |
| Direct Non-Medical | Staff salaries | 836.38 (10.65) | – | 25.49 (0.32) | – |
| Transport | 31.39 (0.4) | – | – | – | |
| Food | 323.25 (4.12) | – | – | – | |
| Stationery | 3.44 (0.04) | – | 0.1 (−) | – | |
| Window shade | 1.21 (0.02) | – | 0.03 (−) | – | |
| Electricity | 9.96 (0.13) | – | 0.27 (−) | – | |
| Gas bill | 0.33 (−) | – | 0.01 (−) | – | |
| Water bill | 0.01 (−) | – | – | – | |
| Telephone bill | 0.14 (−) | – | – | – | |
| Other Misallocations | 31.66 (0.4) | – | 0.85 (0.01) | – | |
| Capital items | 456.31 (5.81) | – | 4.84 (0.06) | – | |
| Building | 321.74 (4.1) | – | 26.2 (0.33) | – | |
| Total Direct Non-Medical | 2015.82 (25.68) | 95.82% | 57.8 (0.74) | 67.44% | |
| Average cost per Patient | 2104.09 (26.80) | 100% | 85.97 (1.1) | 100% | |