Costing of Paediatric Treatment alongside Clinical Trials under Low Resource Constraint Environments: Cotrimoxazole and Antiretroviral Medications in Children Living with HIV/AIDS
Table 4
Average costs for cotrimoxazole and ARV medications.
ARV
Cotrimoxazole
Variable
Mean costs (US$)
Standard deviation
Minimum
Maximum
Mean (US$)
Standard deviation
Minimum
Maximum
Physician costs
71
21.8
6
107
22
6.8
3.6
32.4
Nursing costs
16
4.4
1
23
1.3
0.56
1
2
ART and cotrimoxazole costs (including other drugs for outpatient prescriptions)
91
70.9
0
307
45.6
132.8
0
2110
Total inpatient cost (hospitalisation costs including drugs)
