Table 5 Direct household costs in USD for management of malaria episodes resulting in hospitalization at health facilities in Malawi, by facility type and age, 2012 (N = 80)
| Â | MoHa | CHAMb | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Median | IQR | Mean | Median | IQR | ||||
Total direct costs | $5.59 | $2.15 | $0.69 | $6.40 | $10.28 | $4.75 | $1.65 | $13.67 | 0.05 |
 Direct medical costs | $1.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $4.19 | $2.13 | $0.00 | $5.85 | 0.01 |
  Medications | $1.06 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.82 | $4.16 | $1.95 | $0.00 | $5.85 | 0.01 |
 Direct non-medical costs | $4.54 | $1.92 | $0.32 | $4.94 | $6.09 | $1.83 | $0.00 | $6.04 | 0.42 |
  Travel to and from HF | $3.29 | $1.65 | $0.00 | $3.06 | $4.26 | $0.36 | $0.00 | $4.02 | 0.53 |
  Accommodation | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.31 |
  Meals | $3.80 | $1.65 | $0.61 | $4.02 | $5.20 | $2.20 | $0.37 | $5.73 | 0.42 |
|  | Patients < 5 years c | Patients ≥ 5 years d |  | ||||||
Total direct costs | $5.30 | $2.15 | $1.29 | $7.50 | $9.43 | $4.02 | $0.64 | $13.87 | 0.06 |
 Direct medical costs | $2.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.13 | $2.79 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.17 | 0.40 |
  Medications | $2.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.13 | $2.79 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.17 | 0.42 |
 Direct non-medical costs | $3.30 | $1.56 | $0.21 | $4.30 | $6.63 | $2.10 | $0.00 | $6.40 | 0.06 |
  Travel to and from HF | $2.65 | $0.82 | $0.00 | $2.74 | $4.58 | $1.65 | $0.00 | $3.84 | 0.22 |
  Accommodation | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.05 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.54 | 0.39 |
  Meals | $2.52 | $0.62 | $0.55 | $2.56 | $5.52 | $2.12 | $0.98 | $6.86 | 0.13 |