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Table 5 Monthly cost of cancer care by income (p=0.072) and months into treatment (p=0.116) among patients undergoing breast and head and neck cancer care at AKUH

From: The financial burden of cancer: Estimates from patients undergoing cancer care in a tertiary care hospital

 

Monthly cost in USD

<750

750-1250

>1250

Mean (±SD)

Total (n)

Monthly income (USD)

     

 <=250

11

6

4

895.53 (±518.50)

21

 251-625

8

9

4

960.86 (±374.76)

21

 >625

4

9

11

1344.50 (±579.21)

24

 Missing*

  

1

 

1

 Total

23

24

20

 

67

Months into treatment

     

 3-5

6

10

13

1263.76 (±514.61)

29

 6-8

12

9

6

1005.94 (±563.74)

27

 >9

5

5

1

857.31 (±454.58)

11

 Total

23

24

20

1093.13 (±542.24)

67

  1. * One patient did not give information about monthly income.