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Table 3 Median and IQR costs incurred for attending the clinic

From: Patients direct costs to undergo TB diagnosis

Variablea

Ethiopia ETB N = 504

Nepal NPR N = 619

Nigeria NGN N = 502

Yemen YER N = 600

Proportion reporting miscellaneous expenses, N (%)b

0 (0)

509 (82.6 %)

13 (2.6 %)

73 (12.2 %)

Clinic costs

8 (5; 8)

300 (300; 300)

0 (0; 150)

450 (250; 450)

Transport

16 (4; 36)

48 (0; 100)

400 (200; 600)

2000 (800; 3400)

Food

0 (0; 12)

0 (0; 0)

200 (0; 400)

0 (0; 400)

Overnight accommodation

0 (0; 0)

0 (0; 0)

0 (0; 0)

0 (0; 0)

Miscellaneous expenditure

0 (0; 0)

300 (200; 300)

500 (200; 1000)

1000 (500; 2000)

Total

ETB 24 (11; 58)

NPR 604 (500; 900)

NGN 760 (420; 1400)

YER 2550 (1400; 4850)

Total (US $)

$1.47

$8.22

$5.00

$11.89

Proportion of poor/general population (H) using MPIc

0.900

0.647

0.635

0.525

Proportion of poor/general population < $1.25/dayd

0.390

0.551

0.644

0.175

Conversion rate to USD

1 = 0.061

1 = 0.013

1 = 0.007

1 = 0.005

  1. aValues are medians and 25–75 % interquartile ranges (IQR) and given in the local currency, unless specified otherwise
  2. bData missing for 10 patients (2 in Ethiopia, 3 in Nepal and 5 in Nigeria)
  3. cFigures derived from the Multidimensional Poverty Index [34]
  4. dProportion of people living on < $1.25/day, World Development Indicators, World Bank 2009