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Table 5 Direct Medical and Nonmedical Costs Incurred by the NGO and PLHA in 1 year (OI Arm, n = 25; HAART Arm, n = 25)

From: Brief Communication: Economic Comparison of Opportunistic Infection Management With Antiretroviral Treatment in People Living With HIV/AIDS Presenting at an NGO Clinic in Bangalore, India

Cost

OI Arm NGO-Borne Rs (% of Total Study-Arm Cost)

OI Arm Patient-Borne Rs (% of Total Study-Arm Cost)

Total Costs OI Arm Rs (% of Total Study-Arm Cost)

HAART Arm NGO-Borne Rs (% of Total Study-Arm Cost)

HAART Arm Patient-Borne Rs (% of Total Study-Arm Cost)

Total Costs HAART Arm Rs (% of Total Study-Arm Cost)

Direct medical costs

367328

60.52%

22,393

3.69%

389721

64.21%

99,230

18.53%

407,446

76.09%

506,677

(94.63%)

Nonmedical costs

134,330

(22.1%)

82,870

(13.65%)

217,200

(35.7%)

4130

(0.77%)

24,610

(4.6%)

28,740

(5.37%)

Total

501,658

(82.7%)

105,263

(17.34%)

606,921

103,360

(23.92%)

432,056

(80.70%)

535,417

Mean

20,066.34

4211

24,277

4134

17,282

21,416

Median

13,623.7

1155

21,335

1425

17,606

18,976

  1. NGO = nongovernment organization; PLHA = persons living with AIDS; OI = opportunistic infection management only; HAART = highly active antiretroviral therapy; Rs = rupees