Table 6 Gender differential in cost of treatment among children
From: Cost of illness for outpatients attending public and private hospitals in Bangladesh
Gender | Public hospital, BDT (US$) | Private hospital, BDT (US$) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Average direct cost | Average indirect cost | Average total cost | N | Average direct cost | Average indirect cost | Average total cost | |
Male | 16 | 287 (3.83) | 4995 (66.61) | 5282 (70.44) | 12 | 218 (2.92) | 3422 (45.63) | 3641 (48.55) |
Female | 9 | 238 (3.18) | 2211 (29.48) | 2449 (32.66) | 5 | 294 (3.92) | 4600 (61.33) | 4894 (65.26) |
Total | 25 | 269 (3.60) | 3993 (53.24) | 4262 (56.84) | 17 | 241 (3.22) | 3768 (50.25) | 4009 (53.46) |