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Table 2 Individual and household expenditure

From: Incidence, socio-economic inequalities and determinants of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment for diabetes care in South Africa: a study at two public hospitals in Tshwane

Variable

N

Mean

Std. Dev.

Median

p25

p75

Household costs per month

 Total Household expenditure

380

4213

5190

2810

1600

5000

 Household food expenditure

385

1687

1258

1500

900

2000

 Subsistence expenditure

391

1003

303

1016

689

1151

 Capacity to pay (CTP)

380

3325

5133

1730

911

3725

Direct medical cost per patient per hospital visit

 Healthcare cost

377

53

167

40

0

65

 Healthcare cost (including transport)

361

132

209

96

50

150

Direct non-medical cost per patient per hospital visit

 Transport cost

376

79

119

40

20

91

 Food cost during hospital visit

289

30

153

20

0

30

Time Lost per patient (hours)

 Time taken off work (30 day period)

100

11

7

16

4

16

 Time taken visiting hospital

151

7

2

7

6

9

 Total time lost

153

14

8

11

8

22

Indirect costs per patient

 Time taken off work (30 day period)

100

429

615

250

110

450

 Time taken visiting hospital

151

277

369

161

83

323

 Total time lost

153

553

786

323

113

652

  1. Note: All monetary values are presented in South African Rands, Note: N – number of observations. Std. Dev. – Standard deviation