Cost-analysis of different management policies for patients with mild hepatitis A virus infection in Kazakhstan

Table 4 Total annual cost estimates of mild HAV infection for inpatients in sensitivity analysis, Kazakhstan, (2001 US$) in millions

Analysis	Treatment cost	Productivity losses	Total cost
Base case assumption	3.39	2.87	6.26
Value of medical services ^†	4.89	2.87	7.76
Rural wage rate (KZT 5000 per month) ^§	3.39	0.98	4.37
Greater adjustment of hepatitis A under-reporting^¶	12.59	12.07	24.66

Note the total cost includes the treatment costs as well as productivity losses
^†an estimated informal payment is included. When 80–90% informal payment is taken into account, the treatment costs were estimated at US$226.2 per inpatient.
^§ reported wage rate based on the survey results
^¶ annual incidence of hepatitis A as high as 500 per 100,000 (reported in the Central Asia Republics in 1998)

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