Table 5 The distribution of patient, escort and public health system costs by respondents' characteristics, pattern of consultation and services given in public health facilities prior to TB diagnosis.
Median (mean cost per patient)1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | N (%) | Patient cost | Escort cost | Public health system cost | Total cost |
Gender: | |||||
Female | 413 (45) | 16.4 (29) | 4 (36) | 3 (8) | 28 (73) |
Male | 511 (55) | 16 (28) | 1.4 (13) | 3 (6.7) | 26 (48) |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 473 (51) | 11.5 (28) | 0.6 (16) | 3 (6)2 | 20.5 (50) |
Rural | 451 (49) | 20 (29.5) | 5.2 (33) | 2.6 (8) | 32 (70) |
Monthly income | |||||
< 100 Birr | 605 (66) | 15 (25.5) | 2.7 (24) | 3 (8)2 | 26.2 (57) |
100-200 Birr | 177 (19) | 19 (36) | 2 (10) | 2.6 (5) | 28.5 (51) |
> 200 Birr | 142 (15) | 19 (33) | 0.6 (40) | 3 (6) | 26.4 (78) |
Did you receive food aid from the government? | |||||
Yes | 231 (25) | 11.9 (31.4) | 5.2 (13.4) | 3 (7.4) | 30 (52) |
No | 693 (75) | 15.2 (28) | 1.5 (27) | 3 (7) | 25.6 (61) |
Were you entitled for free medical care? | |||||
Yes | 239 (26) | 14 (25) | 4.5 (23) | 4 (12)3 | 28 (60) |
No | 347 (38) | 16 (26) | 2 (32) | 2.6 (5) | 25.6 (63) |
Did not ask | 325 (36) | 19 (34) | 2 (15.5) | 2.3 (6) | 29 (55) |
Type of tuberculosis disease | |||||
Smear-positive pulmonary | 537 (58) | 13 (24)2 | 1.5 (8)2 | 3 (6)2 | 21.6 (38)2 |
Smear-negative pulmonary | 387 (42) | 23.3 (34.4) | 5 (45) | 2.6 (8.5) | 36 (88) |
HIV sero-status | |||||
Negative | 511 (56) | 16.2 (29) | 2.4 (26) | 3 (7) | 27 (62) |
Positive | 410 (44) | 16 (28) | 2 (21) | 3 (7.3) | 26.3 (55) |
Type of care providers consulted prior to TB diagnosis | |||||
Only public health facilities | 497 (54) | 10 (21)3 | 2.4 (26) | 3 (7) | 21 (55) |
Both alternative care providers and public health facilities | 427 (46) | 26 (38) | 2 (20) | 3 (7) | 35 (64) |
Patients' history of diagnosis of TB after visiting the first diagnostic facilities | |||||
They were screened and diagnosed for TB | 816 (88) | 15 (26)3 | 2 (22)2 | 3 (7) | 25 (55) |
They were not screened for TB | 108 (12) | 32 (52) | 8 (33) | 3.4 (10) | 53 (88) |