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Table 2 Healthcare system costs of treating diarrhea and PRD due to not breastfeeding according to recommendation in Indonesia, 2016a

From: The annual cost of not breastfeeding in Indonesia: the economic burden of treating diarrhea and respiratory disease among children (< 24mo) due to not breastfeeding according to recommendation

 

Public hospital

Private hospital

Puskesmas

Posyandu

Others

Total

Items

Diarrhea

PRD

Diarrhea

PRD

Diarrhea

PRD

Diarrhea

PRD

Diarrhea

PRD

Diarrhea

PRD

Outpatient

 Costs per year (US$ thousands)

4769

1595

2882

357

3546

1208

36,341

43

51,204

11,295

  

 Cost per case treated (US$)

41.33

45.62

21.39

20.24

2.84

3.33

1.39

2.24

11.51

10.56

  

Inpatient

 Costs per year (US$ thousands)

26,933

1176

12,666

700

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  

 Cost per case treated (US$)

362.80

366.82

146.11

433.44

n/a

xn/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

  

Total cost (000US$)

          

102,241

16,375

Per patient (US$)

          

16.27

10.85

         

Annual total healthcare system costs

US$ 118.62 million (US$15.22/case treated for both diarrhea and PRD)

         

Provider perspective

US$ 88.64 million

(US11.37/case treated for both diarrhea and PRD)

         

Patient perspective (non-medical cost)

US$ 29.98 million

(US3.85/case treated for both diarrhea and PRD)

  1. This table shows the healthcare system costs of treating infants suffering from diarrhea and PRD due to not breastfeeding according to recommendation in five different facility categories. Total costs from provider perspective is also presented
  2. aExchange rate Rp 13,120/US$