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Table 1 Distribution of direct costs and incidence of catastrophic expenditure for TB, China 2012

From: Factors that determine catastrophic expenditure for tuberculosis care: a patient survey in China

Indicators

Study locations

All

Hanzhong

Yichang

Zhenjiang

Frequency

236

261

250

747

Average OOPa costs of TB care (US$)b

    

Mean(SD.)

1139(2376)

847(1822)

1495(1801)

1156(1678)

Median(p25,p75)

478(398,875)

462(292,593)

876(477,2547)

637(318,1273)

Average annual household income (US$)

    

Mean(SD.)

3540(4037)

4070(4287)

7236(6612)

4962(5358)

Median(p25,p75)

2389(796,4777)

3185(1455,5175)

6162(2002,10143)

3414(1269,6407)

Average annual household expenditure (US$)

    

Mean(SD.)

3045(3140)

3613(3169)

4221(3888)

3641(3449)

Median(p25,p75)

2384(1194,3662)

3185(1393,4777)

3185(1592,5573)

3185(1560,4777)

Average capacity to pay (US$)c

    

Mean(SD.)

2042(2839)

2494(2761)

2584(3210)

2384(2945)

Median(p25,p75)

1306(557,2433)

1911(804,3463)

1592(796,3184)

1592(716,3001)

OOP costs share of household income (%)

32.2

20.8

20.7

23.3

OOP costs share of capacity to pay (%)

55.8

34.0

57.9

48.5

Households with catastrophic expenditure (%)

    

I = >10 % of household income

67.8

65.1

67.6

66.8

II = ≥40 % of capacity to pay

55.8

45.1

63.7

54.7

  1. Note: US$ = United States dollar
  2. a: OOP: out-of-pocket
  3. b: A currency exchange rate of Chinese RMB 628 Yuan to US$1 00 Yuan (at the end of 2012)
  4. c: Capacity to pay means that household expenditure minus food expenditure