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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%