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Table 3 Household average cost of cholera treatment by age group, BDT (US$)

From: Cost of illness for cholera in a high risk urban area in Bangladesh: an analysis from household perspective

Age group (years)

Number of patients

Average direct cost

Average indirect cost

Average total cost

Up to 4

131

635 (8.5)

980 (13)

1,615 (21.5)

5 to 14

34

537 (7)

778 (10)

1,314 (17.5)

15 to 45

178

529 (7)

1,733 (23)

2,261 (30)

46 to 60

39

532 (7)

3,682 (49)

4,214 (56.2)

60+

12

345 (4.6)

5,870 (78)

6,214 (82.6)