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Table 4 Out-of-pocket payments for consultation fees, medications, and healthcare visita

From: Health service access and utilization among Syrian refugees in Jordan

  

Survey total

By facility typeb

By sector

  

Primary/secondary

Hospital

Pharmacy

Public

Private

NGO/charity

  

Point

95 CI

Point

95 CI

Point

95 CI

Point

95 CI

Point

95 CI

Point

95 CI

Point

95 CI

Among all care seekers

n = 1043

n = 573

n = 336

n = 131

n = 537

n = 403

n = 102

 Total costs

Median

4.2

 

7.1

 

0

 

4.2

 

0

 

29.6

 

0

 

Mean

39.9

[30.3,49.4]

30.4

[22.8,37.9]

67.3

[43.6,91.1]

11.4

[7.7,15.1]

18.0

[9.5,26.5]

75.6

[53.7,97.5]

14.0

[4.8,23.1]

 Consultation costs

Median

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

14.1

 

0

 

Mean

25.6

[17.2,34.1]

16.9

[10.8,23.0]

50.2

[28.7,71.7]

1.5

[0.6,2.3]

11.0

[3.7,18.2]

50.5

[30.7,70.4]

4.8

[0,11.7]

 Medication costs

Median

0

 

0

 

0

 

4.2

 

0

 

14.1

 

0

 

Mean

14.2

[12.3,16.2]

13.5

[11.2,15.7]

17.2

[13.0,21.3]

9.9

[6.5,13.3]

7.0

[5.1,9.0]

25.1

[21.4,28.8]

9.2

[4.3,14.1]

Among care seekers with any payment

n = 1039

n = 314

n = 151

n = 74

n = 145

n = 360

n = 35

 Total costs

Median

31

 

35.2

 

49.3

 

14.1

 

28.2

 

35.2

 

22.6

 

Mean

77.0

[59.3,94.7]

55.4

[43.0,67.8]

149.8

[101.0,198.6]

20.1

[14.9,25.4]

66.7

[39.1,94.3]

84.7

[60.2,109.1]

40.7

[17.4,63.9]

 Consultation costs

Median

9.9

 

14.1

 

14.1

 

0

 

0

 

14.1

 

0

 

Mean

49.5

[33.5,65.6]

30.8

[20.2,41.5]

111.6

[66.4,156.8]

2.6

[1.1,4.0]

40.6

[15.8,65.5]

56.6

[34.3,78.9]

13.9

[0,33.7]

 Medication costs

Median

16.9

 

14.1

 

28.2

 

14.1

 

14.1

 

16.9

 

21.1

 

Mean

27.5

[24.3,30.6]

24.6

[21.4,27.7]

38.2

[30.2,46.2]

17.5

[12.7,22.4]

26.1

[20.7,31.4]

28.1

[24.2,32.0]

26.8

[16.1,37.6]

Among households paying for consultation

n = 368

n = 257

n = 93

n = 17

n = 60

n = 291

n = 17

 Consultation costs

Median

21.1

 

14.1

 

42.3

 

7.1

 

42.3

 

21.1

 

5.6

 

Mean

72.7

[49.6,95.8]

37.7

[24.9,50.4]

181.2

[111.4,251.1]

11.2

[6.9,15.5]

98.2

[44.7,151.7]

70.0

[43.1,97.0]

28.5

[0,68.4]

Among households paying for medications

n = 473

n = 272

n = 130

n = n = 70

n = 125

n = 316

n = 32

 Medication costs

Median

21.1

 

21.1

 

28.2

 

14.1

 

21.1

 

21.1

 

21.1

 

Mean

31.3

[28.0,34.7]

28.4

[24.9,31.8]

44.4

[36.0,52.7]

18.6

[13.6,23.6]

30.2

[24.3,36.2]

32.0

[27.9,36.1]

29.3

[18.2,40.5]

  1. aAll costs presented in USD; bold italic indicates statistically significant (p < 0.05) findings
  2. bPrivate providers are included under primary/secondary and shops reported with pharmacies