Table 8: Compression of cost of illness by various authors.

 

Present study

Abdulganiyu, et al. [24]

Suleiman, et al. [8]

Assefa, et al. [16]

Cost component

 

Cost USD (percentage)

Drug

8,738.31 (68.69)

11,597.59 (84)

5,517.45 (86.2)

8426.29 (73.10)

Diagnostic/

Monitoring Tests

2,269.83 (17.84)

250 (1.8)

358.57 (5.6)

1190.81 (10.33)

Transport

301.31 (2.37)

1,553.33 (11.2)

182.69 (2.9)

866.94 (7.52)

Personnel

1,411.62 (11.1)

416.67 (3)

343.14 (5.4)

1,046.64 (9.07)

Total

12,721.5

13,817.59

6,401.85

11,530.68