Table 4 Average cost of treatment by age group, BDT (US$)
From: Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh
Age group (Years) | 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 | |
Up to 14 | 25 | 269 (3.60) | 3993 (53.24) | 4262 (56.84) | 17 | 241 (3.22) | 3768 (50.25) | 4009 (53.46) |
15 to 35 | 58 | 285 (3.81) | 9699 (129.33) | 9984 (133.13) | 54 | 275 (3.67) | 5137 (68.50) | 5412 (72.17) |
36 to 60 | 37 | 263 (3.51) | 13367 (178.24) | 13631 (181.75) | 28 | 250 (3.34) | 5444 (72.59) | 5694 (75.93) |
60 plus | 19 | 303 (4.05) | 9658 (128.77) | 9961 (132.82) | 14 | 320 (4.28) | 7806 (104.08) | 8126 (108.36) |