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Table 4 Direct and indirect inpatient cost of cervical cancer in Birr; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2011 (*Birr 14.5=$1)

From: Patient side cost and its predictors for cervical cancer in Ethiopia: a cross sectional hospital based study

Cost category

Mean

Median

SD

(IQR)

Direct costs

  Direct medical cost (n=98)

3544.1

1890

5331.5

(3361, 722)

  Consultation

156.9

30

848.8

(50, 5)

  Investigations

983.4

500

1650.5

(1000, 200)

  Cost Of Drugs

2403.8

800

4231.3

(2500, 300)

  Medical supplies (n= 32)

387.5

120

728.8

(500, 41)

  Direct non-medical cost

1152,0

800

1312.0

(1593, 200)

  Non prescribed remedies

676.6

300

1124.3

(962, 100)

  For food

437.3

200

582.7

(600, 100)

  Total (n=93)

4771.0

2802

6356.0

(5418, 1574)

Indirect costs

  Duration of inpatient stay in days (n=122)

34.0

16

42.2

(41, 7)

  Days remained out of work (n=95)

41.6

20

55.2

(90, 1)

  Amount of wages lost (n=50)

827.0

175

1871.0

(500, 100)