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Table 4 Median Cost in US$ of Hospitalization

From: Early severe morbidity and resource utilization in South African adults on antiretroviral therapy

Variable

HAART

No-HAART

p-value

Non curative costs G.F. Jooste plus step-down ward*

$1199

(IQR $564-2257)

$1128

(IQR $705-1764)

p = 0.595

Diagnostic and therapeutic cost **

$191

(IQR $88-323)

$111

(IQR $62-207)

p = 0.001

Total hospitalization cost per admission

$1409

(IQR $724-$2658)

$1304

(IQR $813-2077)

p = 0.525

  1. * Length of stay multiplied by the sum of daily overhead, capital, and clinical staff costs.
  2. ** Sum of laboratory investigations, radiology, intravenous fluids and blood, and non-ART medications