Table 3.
Details of the mean and median healthcare costs (in USD) for different services according to the type of health facility used
| Type of facility | Cost USD | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | (%) | Median | IQR | Mean | SD | ||
| Public facilities | |||||||
| Consultation | 46 | (100.0) | 9.7 | 1.7 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 29.3 |
| Medication | 42 | (91.3) | 32.3 | 9.7 | 94.4 | 82.7 | 144.6 |
| Lab | 32 | (69.6) | 25.8 | 10.5 | 64.5 | 61.7 | 75.7 |
| Radiology | 23 | (50.0) | 29.0 | 9.7 | 90.3 | 62.9 | 78.5 |
| Procedures | 14 | (30.4) | 274.2 | 93.5 | 516.1 | 402.8 | 416.4 |
| Total | 46 | (24.5) | 76.8 | 16.1 | 459.7 | 292.1 | 488.2 |
| Private facilities | |||||||
| Consultation | 142 | (100.0) | 16.1 | 9.7 | 16.3 | 32.1 | 48.7 |
| Medication | 138 | (97.2) | 46.8 | 22.6 | 80.6 | 82.7 | 135.8 |
| Lab | 100 | (70.4) | 32.3 | 16.1 | 58.1 | 62.4 | 145.4 |
| Radiology | 74 | (52.1) | 32.3 | 12.9 | 64.5 | 55.7 | 86.9 |
| Procedures | 40 | (28.2) | 451.6 | 129.0 | 967.7 | 687.0 | 705.9 |
| Total | 142 | (75.5) | 135.5 | 57.3 | 405.6 | 379.0 | 634.9 |
| Total (both types of facilities) | |||||||
| Consultation | 188 | (100.0) | 16.1 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 29.1 | 3.3 |
| Medication | 180 | (95.7) | 45.2 | 19.4 | 80.6 | 82.7 | 10.2 |
| Lab | 132 | (70.2) | 32.3 | 16.1 | 64.5 | 62.2 | 11.5 |
| Radiology | 97 | (51.6) | 32.3 | 12.9 | 64.5 | 57.4 | 8.6 |
| Procedures | 54 | (28.7) | 387.1 | 121.0 | 967.7 | 613.3 | 88.7 |
| Total | 188 | (100.0) | 117.3 | 45.6 | 410.5 | 357.8 | 43.9 |
IQR: Interquartile range; SD: Standard deviation