Direct cost of diabetes: a case study in Sainthamaruthu divisional secretariat area

Abstract

Direct costs of diabetes are doctor consultation cost, transportation cost, cost for urine test, cost for blood test and medication cost. The objective of the study was to measure the direct cost of diabetic patient in Sainthamaruthu Divisional Secretariat Area. This study used primary and secondary data both qualitative and quantitative and questionnaire survey. Sample selected through the stratified sampling method from 243 patients. Random sampling method used to distribute a 100 questionnaire. For the data analyzing this study used cross-sectional descriptive method and cost of illness method used to estimate a direct cost of diabetes. Analyzing made through SPSS and Excel. This survey finds that monthly average direct cost of Sainthamaruthu Divisional Secretariat Area is Rs. 3,253. Here, monthly average doctor consultation cost is Rs. 882, monthly average transportation cost is Rs. 192, monthly average cost for urine test is Rs. 81, and monthly average cost for blood test is Rs. 226 and monthly average medication cost is Rs. 1,871. According to this research, higher level of economic cost shares by the male and lower income people. And 54 percentage of patients are depend on their families for fulfill their cost of diabetes. So most of the cost of diabetes imposes to their families of diabetic patient in Sainthamaruthu. And it is the big economic Burden among them.