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Table 4 Cost to reach health facility in 1479 households

From: TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS TO ACCESS HEALTH CARE FOR SURGICAL CONDITIONS IN MALAWI a cross sectional nationwide household survey

 

Health Centre

District hospital

Central hospital

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

US$ 0.00–0.99

832

56.3

399

27.0

141

9.5

US$ 1.00–1.50

135

9.1

292

19.7

73

4.9

US$ 1.51–3.50

63

4.3

285

19.3

161

10.9

US$ 3.51–7.00

16

1.1

159

10.8

305

20.6

US$ 7.01–13.50

5

0.3

32

2.2

153

10.3

US$ 13.51–25.00

  

17

1.0

38

2.6

Not stated

428

28.9

295

19.9

608

41.1

  1. US$ 1.00 = Mk 740
  2. Malawi GDP per capita is US$300
  3. * as estimated by the person interviewed in reply to the question: “What does it cost you to provide transportation to a tertiary health facility for a sick household member?………”