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Table 2 Household average cost of cholera treatment by income quintile, BDT (US$)

From: Cost of illness for cholera in a high risk urban area in Bangladesh: an analysis from household perspective

Income quintile (equivalent per adult income, BDT)

Number of household

Average direct cost

Average indirect cost

Average total cost

1 (≤1647)

82

562 (7.5)

1,332.5 (17.8)

1,894.5 (25.3)

2 (1,648-2,500)

78

474 (6.3)

2,519 (33.6)

2,993 (39.9)

3 (2,501-3,529)

80

482.9 (6.4)

1,197 (16)

1,680 (22.4)

4 (3,530 -5,333)

83

583.4 (7.8)

1,927 (25.7)

2,510.4 (33.5)

5 (5,334+)

77

696.4 (9.3)

1,639.2 (22)

2,335.6 (31.1)