Research Article
Expenditure Pattern for TB Treatment among Patients Registered in an Urban Government DOTS Program in Chennai City, South India
Table 1
Overall mean direct (medical and nonmedical), indirect, and total costs according to patient demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
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Patient characteristics | |
Direct costs | |
Indirect costs | |
Total costs | No | Medical | Nonmedical | Total direct | | | | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Age | | | | | | | | | | | | ≤54 | 260 | 789 | 276.60 | 312 | 175.57 | 1101 | 324.71 | 2215 | 450.14 | 3316 | 537.87 | 55+ | 40 | 615 | 228.13 | 264 | 157.03 | 879 | 261.89 | 1652 | 311.40 | 2532 | 304.84 | Sex | | | | | | | | | | | | Male | 186 | 711 | 261.50 | 272 | 163.71 | 983 | 305.13 | 2737 | 483.14 | 3720* | 545.53 | Female | 114 | 855 | 281.22 | 360 | 186.72 | 1215 | 329.47 | 1165 | 323.41 | 2380 | 433.95 | Education | | | | | | | | | | | | Above higher secondary | 51 | 1117 | 295.36 | 306 | 169.60 | 1423 | 320.31 | 1415 | 319.75 | 2838 | 354.79 | Up to high school | 117 | 606 | 239.71 | 281 | 165.61 | 887 | 286.31 | 2261 | 427.09 | 3148 | 479.69 | Up to primary | 132 | 771 | 269.44 | 328 | 178.84 | 1099 | 317.41 | 2312 | 436.70 | 3411 | 502.95 | Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | Employed | 186 | 731 | 265.00 | 278 | 165.48 | 1010 | 309.06 | 2935 | 497.18 | 3945* | 557.52 | Unemployed | 114 | 821 | 276.02 | 351 | 184.44 | 1172 | 324.27 | 842 | 279.25 | 2014 | 407.21 | Per capita income | | | | | | | | | | | | Rs. < 1100 | 74 | 686 | 249.48 | 307 | 171.54 | 993 | 293.21 | 1851 | 372.56 | 2844 | 418.45 | Rs. 1100–2250 | 158 | 797 | 275.10 | 324 | 178.14 | 1121 | 322.72 | 2310 | 444.10 | 3431 | 518.26 | Rs. > 2250 | 68 | 779 | 262.63 | 262 | 158.72 | 1041 | 296.92 | 2058 | 378.83 | 3099 | 410.69 | Family size | | | | | | | | | | | | ≤4 | 196 | 785 | 274.51 | 304 | 173.00 | 1089 | 320.70 | 2242 | 445.59 | 3331 | 525.82 | >4 | 104 | 729 | 260.37 | 309 | 173.15 | 1038 | 305.68 | 1947 | 397.81 | 2985 | 461.33 | Family type | | | | | | | | | | | | Nuclear | 214 | 758 | 270.40 | 310 | 174.79 | 1068 | 318.54 | 2217 | 445.79 | 3286 | 527.39 | Others | 86 | 785 | 267.09 | 294 | 168.51 | 1079 | 307.18 | 1946 | 388.03 | 3025 | 442.83 | Type of TB | | | | | | | | | | | | Pulmonary | 219 | 573 | 236.22 | 223 | 148.57 | 796 | 276.96 | 2155 | 440.79 | 2951 | 505.31 | Extrapulmonary | 81 | 1286 | 328.91 | 531 | 222.75 | 1817 | 375.42 | 2098 | 394.28 | 3915* | 449.75 |
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