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Table 5 Cost of treatment by gender, BDT (US$)

From: Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh

Gender

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

Male

78

263 (3.51)

10027 (133.70)

10290 (137.21)

63

242 (3.24)

6074 (81.00)

6317 (84.23)

Female

61

299 (3.99)

9153 (122.05)

9452 (126.04)

50

303 (4.04)

4410 (58.81)

4713 (62.85)

Total

139

279 (3.72)

9643 (128.59)

9923 (132.31)

113

269 (3.59)

5338 (71.18)

5607 (74.77)

  1. Note: 1US $ = 75 BDT as at June 2011