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Table 2 Cost ($) incurred in providing care by caregivers classified by urban and rural districts

From: Estimating the cost of care giving on caregivers for people living with HIV and AIDS in Botswana: a cross-sectional study

Location where caregiver provides care

Amount spent ($) in a month to support client and family (A)

Amount spent in a month to take care of himself/herself during visits (B)

Amount spent ($) on transport in a month to give care

(C)

Total explicit cost($) D = A+B+C

Opportunity cost ($)

E

Total cost ($) of care giver on caregivers (D+E)

Urban

Mean

50.04

19.01

13.99

83.05

23.93

106.98

 

N

68

68

68

68

68

68

 

Std. error

6.86

14.08

13.39

16.68

4.69

17.44

Rural

Mean

38.53

6.97

7.71

53.21

26.11

79.32

 

N

101

101

101

101

101

101

 

Std. error

5.36

1.53

2.73

6.54

6.48

9.55

Total

Mean

43.16

11.82

10.24

65.22

25.23

90.45

 

N

169

169

169

169

169

169

 

Std. error

3.96

3.44

3.52

7.82

4.3

9.08

  1. US$1 = P7.68 (June/July 2008)