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. 2023 Sep 19;17:27. doi: 10.1186/s13033-023-00595-6

Table 4.

Cost of medical and non-medical expenditure during inpatient and outpatient care for mental disorders in India

Strata Average medical expenditure in INR and % Average non-medical expenditure in INR and % Total
Doctor/
Surgeon
Fee
Medicine Diagnostic
Test
Bed Charge Other medical expense Total Transport for patient Other non-medical expense Total
Inpatient care (n = 374)

Public

INR

54 3958 1199 164 557 5932 1200 1662 2862 8794
% 0.6 45 13.6 1.9 6.3 67.5 13.6 18.9 32.5 100

Private

INR

4423 11,987 3687 4923 2273 27,294 1100 1935 3035 30,331
% 14.6 39.5 12.2 16.2 7.5 90 3.6 6.4 10 100
Outpatient care (n = 283)

Public

INR

2 438 19 - 22 482 62 47 109 591
% 0.3 74.1 3.2 3.7 81.6 10.5 8.0 18.4 100

Private

INR

169 1091 380 - 790 2430 183 138 321 2751
% 6.1 39.7 13.8 28.7 88.3 6.7 5.0 11.7 100

Source: Authors’ computation from unit records of NSSO 71st, 2014, and 75th Round 2017-18