Research Article
Out-of-Pocket Costs of Asthma Follow-Up Care in Adults in a Sub-Saharan African Country
Table 3
Patient monthly out-of-pocket expenditures for asthma care (
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| | Variable | Patients reporting expenditure (%) | Total costs incurred by all patients (US$) | Mean (±SD) cost (US$) |
| | Medical | | | | | Asthma drugs (inhalers) | 110 (100%) | 1771 | 16.1 (±3.7) | | Other drugs | 110 (100%) | 1166 | 10.6 (±2.2) | | Laboratory tests including X-ray | 110 (100%) | 176 | 1.6 (±1.2) | | Nonmedical | | | | | Transportation (to and fro) | 110 (100%) | 264 | 2.4 (±1.4) |
| | Average monthly cost per patient | | | 30.7 (±19) |
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All costs in 2011 US dollars: US$; SD: standard deviation.
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