From: Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh
Gender | Public hospital (N = 139) | Private hospital (N = 113) | ||||||
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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) |