A cost-of-illness analysis of β-Thalassaemia major in children in Sri Lanka – experience from a tertiary level teaching hospital

Table 2 Summary of resource consumption

Resource	Measure	Source of data	Valuation
Blood transfusion
- Staff	Time spent	Accounting department	Salary
- Transfusion consumables	Number and types of transfusion	Patient records Pharmacy department Blood bank	Price per item
Drug therapy
- ICT	Dose and frequency	Patient records	Price per item
- Concomitant medication		Pharmacy department	Price per item
Clinic and outpatient
- Staff	Number of type	Patient records	Salary
- Equipment		Clinician interviews	Cost per test
Overheads	Number of items of shared services	Accounting department	Price per item
Household costs
- Transport and food	Expenditure per visit	Structured interviews	Self-reported

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