Table 4 Household direct medical costs and total household costs for Shigella and Campylobacter MSD by socioeconomic, demographic, and illness characteristics in Bangladesh.

From: Associated factors, post infection child growth, and household cost of invasive enteritis among under 5 children in Bangladesh

Variables

Shigella-positive

Campylobacter-positive

Direct medical cost

Total household cost

Direct medical cost

Total household cost

Mean cost

ANOVAa

Mean cost

ANOVAa

Mean cost

ANOVAa

Mean cost

ANOVAa

USD

USD

USD

USD

Wealth index

Poor

3.04

p = 0.968

4.43

p = 0.730

2.40

p = 0.298

3.98

p = 0.376

Lower middle

2.85

3.94

2.42

3.48

Middle

2.98

4.37

2.52

3.32

Upper middle

2.90

3.93

2.15

4.18

Rich

2.97

4.21

2.18

2.70

Sex

Male

2.85

p = 0.182

4.11

p = 0.614

2.23

p = 0.080

3.37

p = 0.601

Female

3.08

4.26

2.45

3.66

Mother’s education

Literate

3.00

p = 0.049

4.27

p = 0.046

2.33

p = 0.745

3.45

p = 0.609

Illiterate

2.45

3.28

2.26

3.88

Age group (months)

0–11

2.70

p = 0.037

4.01

p = 0.080

2.31

p = 0.657

3.43

p = 0.769

12–23

2.77

3.84

2.30

3.74

24–59

3.18

4.55

2.55

2.97

Duration of hospital stay (days)

1–3

3.28

p = 0.004

5.30

p < 0.001

3.31

p = 0.608

5.35

p = 0.045

≥ 4

4.79

8.95

53.59

9.65

  1. aANOVA; Analysis of variance; USD: US Dollar; t test was conducted when categories were two.
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