COVID-19 case management unit costs for patients with mild-to-moderate symptoms
Inputs | Home-based care unit costs per case | Hospital/isolation centre care costs per case | ||||
KES | US$ | % of total cost | KES | US$ | % of total cost | |
Health worker transport cost | 1000.00 | 9.48 | 4.18 | – | – | – |
Accommodation and overheads | – | – | – | 22 829.61 | 216.41 | 28.31 |
Staffing | 2243.43 | 21.27 | 9.37 | 14 279.78 | 135.36 | 17.71 |
Pharmaceuticals (medicines, etc) | 25.92 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 25.92 | 0.25 | 0.03 |
Non-pharmaceuticals (fluids, devices, etc) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
COVID-19 test | 1816.62 | 17.22 | 7.59 | 1816.62 | 17.22 | 2.25 |
Other laboratory tests | 0.00 | – | 0.00 | |||
Radiology | – | – | – | 2961.70 | 28.08 | 1.53 |
Personal protective equipment | 18 856.04 | 178.74 | 78.76 | 41 686.93 | 395.17 | 51.70 |
Total cost per patient | 23 942.00 | 226.96 | 80 638.86 | 764.41 | ||
Patient cost per day | 1995.17 | 18.91 | 6719.90 | 63.70 |
KES, Kenyan shilling.