Table 2.

Total mean costs for the control (n = 51) and intervention groups (n = 58)

Cost typeControlIntervention
Healthcare costs in, mean (SD)
  General practice54 (93)40 (64)
  OOH-PC1 (5)2 (8)
  Referral to pediatrician45 (72)37 (74)
  Hospital admission162 (512)134 (426)
  Oral rehydration solution2 (3)3 (3)
Indirect costs in, mean (SD)
  Work absence, mother287 (390)151 (216)
  Work absence, father159 (258)121 (274)
Total costs all sectors in, mean (SD)709 (839)488 (638)
  • OOH-PC = out-of-hours primary care. SD = standard deviation.