Table 3 Mean overall expenditure per patient by different subgroups among patients attending cancer treatment services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018
Subgroup variables | Mean overall expenditure per patient (SD) ($) |
|---|---|
By type of cancer | |
 Breast cancer | 2325 (2776) |
 Cervical cancer | 1308 (722) |
 Colorectal cancer | 2931 (3287) |
 NPC | 1652 (486) |
 Others | 2842 (6751) |
By type of health facility | |
 Private | 5341 (10814) |
 Government | 2177 (3410) |
By history of visit at private health facility | |
 Visited | 2870 (5256) |
 Not visited | 1494 (822) |
Have no history of visit at private health facility by type of cancer | |
 Breast cancer | 1658 (923) |
 Cervical cancer | 1074 (581) |
 Colorectal cancer | 2144 (806) |
 NPC | – |
 Others | 1446 (653) |
Have a history of visit at private health facility by type of cancer | |
 Breast cancer | 2799 (3479) |
 Cervical cancer | 1616 (783) |
 Colorectal cancer | 3150 (3673) |
 NPC | 1652 (486) |
 Others | 3454 (8035) |
 Catastrophic | 2495 (4745) |
By their catastrophic level | |
 Not catastrophic | 1990 (2324) |
By gender | |
 Male | 2704 (5293) |
 Female | 2243 (3822) |
By marital status | |
 Single | 3751 (8255) |
 Divorced | 2598 (1873) |
 Married | 2244 (3736) |
 Widowed | 1174 (761) |
By residence | |
 Addis Ababa | 2223 (4310) |
 Out of Addis Ababa | 2464 (4236) |
By educational level | |
 No formal education | 1674 (913) |
 Grade 1–8 | 1685 (771) |
 Grade 9–12 | 2306 (2986) |
 College/certificate and above | 3310 (6716) |
By occupational status | |
 Retired | 3229 (8288) |
 Employed (private/government) | 2455 (3024) |
 Own private business | 2396 (2038) |
 Housewife/Husband | 2164 (4488) |
 Others | 1842 (1022) |