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Table 5 Average, median, (IQR) out-of-pocket costs to families of children with meningitis (US$)

From: The economic burden of childhood pneumococcal diseases in The Gambia

Costs

Acutea

Disabilityb

Total

Basse

21.32, 12.4 (8.4–19.7)

12.0, 0 (0–7.5)

33.3, 15.2 (8.4–37.9)

RVTH

61.0, 33.3 (18.0–45.7)

53.2, 31.2 (12.9–39.3)

114.2, 66.5 (30.9–85.0)

Total

35.6, 18.4 (9.9–37.5)

26.8, 7.2 (0–31.2)

62.5, 30.8 (9.9–66.9)

  1. IQR inter quartile range
  2. aCosts before, after and up to 1 week after the acute episode
  3. bCosts incurred as a result of disability