Table 2.
Total, direct and indirect costs (US$) among PwTB stratified by notifying sector, India, 2022–23 (N = 1407)
| Variables | Overall (N = 1407) | Public (n = 1271) | Private (n = 136) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costs among all patients median (IQR) | Incurred the cost n (%) | Among those who incurred the cost median (IQR) | Among all patients median (IQR) | Incurred the cost n (%) | Among those who incurred the cost median (IQR) | Among all patient median (IQR) | Incurred the cost n (%) | Among those who incurred the cost median (IQR) | |
| Total cost | 386.1 (130.8, 876.9) | 1398 (99.4) | 392.7 (134.5, 878) | 363.4 (117.6, 835.3) | 1263 (99.4) | 367.1 (122.4, 841.7) | 698.7 (252.2, 1092.2) | 135 (99.3) | 700.2 (255.6, 1097.3) |
| Pre-diagnosis | 18.2 (5.2, 54.2) | 1361 (96.7) | 19.7 (6, 56.5) | 15.3 (4.8, 47.4) | 1226 (96.5) | 16.8 (5.4, 49.7) | 63.2 (27.2, 95) | 135 (99.3) | 63.7 (27.4, 95.8) |
| During treatment | 7.7 (0, 21.1) | 1031 (73.3) | 13.7 (6.3, 29.1) | 7.3 (0, 18.8) | 908 (71.4) | 12.9 (6, 25.6) | 27.4 (8.6, 156.2) | 123 (90.4) | 31.9 (12.1, 195.1) |
| Hospitalization | 0 (0, 0) | 257 (18.3) | 238.8 (107.4, 650.3) | 0 (0, 0) | 231 (18.2) | 224.1 (106.6, 620.1) | 0 (0, 0) | 26 (19.1) | 277.6 (110.8, 1057.3) |
| Total direct cost | 78.4 (43.3, 153.6) | 1386 (98.5) | 79.6 (44.4, 155.8) | 71.5 (41.4, 140.7) | 1252 (98.5) | 72.7 (42.4, 142) | 159.1 (98.6, 384.8) | 134 (98.5) | 159.3 (102.9, 397.8) |
| Pre-diagnosis | 12.1 (2.3, 47.4) | 1296 (92.1) | 16 (3.2, 51.9) | 9.4 (1.9, 40) | 1162 (91.4) | 12.6 (2.9, 46) | 57.8 (24.2, 88.5) | 134 (98.5) | 59.5 (24.3, 88.7) |
| Medical cost | 2.4 (0, 36.3) | 839 (59.6) | 27.9 (6.7, 66.3) | 0.4 (0, 29.7) | 713 (56.1) | 24.2 (5.2, 59.1) | 48.1 (20, 76.3) | 126 (92.6) | 50.9 (24.2, 79.9) |
| Non-medical cost | 3.4 (1.0, 9.7) | 1258 (89.4) | 4.4 (1.6, 10.9) | 3.2 (1.0, 9.7) | 1129 (88.8) | 4.2 (1.5, 10.9) | 5.3 (1.6, 9.8) | 129 (94.9) | 5.6 (1.9, 10.1) |
| During treatment | 2.9 (0, 10.9) | 861 (61.2) | 7.7 (3.8, 18.2) | 2.1 (0, 8.3) | 743 (58.5) | 7.3 (3.4, 14.5) | 19.2 (5.8, 137.6) | 118 (86.8) | 26.3 (11.5, 174.1) |
| Medical cost | 0 (0, 0) | 113 (8.0) | 58.1 (6.1, 185.3) | 0 (0, 0) | 45 (3.5) | 1.2 (0.6, 36.3) | 3 (0, 125.3) | 68 (50.0) | 125.3 (45.4, 243.4) |
| Non- medical cost | 2.7 (0, 9.0) | 855 (60.8) | 7.3 (3.6, 14.5) | 1.9 (0, 7.7) | 739 (58.1) | 7.2 (3.4, 14.5) | 8.7 (2.0, 19.3) | 116 (85.3) | 11.5 (4.4, 21.8) |
| Hospitalization | 0 (0, 0) | 253 (18.0) | 191.3 (72.7, 423.9) | 0 (0, 0) | 227 (17.9) | 181.7 (69.0, 423.2) | 0 (0, 0) | 26 (19.1) | 228.7 (110.8, 702.4) |
| Nutrition | 36.3 (24.2, 48.4) | 1290 (91.7) | 36.3 (24.2, 48.4) | 36.3 (24.2, 50.9) | 1171 (92.1) | 36.3 (24.2, 50.9) | 36.3 (24.2, 48.4) | 119 (87.5) | 36.3 (24.2, 48.4) |
| TOTAL INDIRECT COST | 279.8 (18.9, 699.4) | 1307 (92.9) | 297.8 (52.9, 728.3) | 261.7 (18.2, 655.1) | 1180 (92.8) | 291 (52.1, 715.6) | 367 (25, 842.6) | 127 (93.4) | 431.7 (63.8, 845.9) |
| Loss of wages | 214.9 (0, 573.0) | 939 (66.7) | 429.7 (214.9, 839.3) | 214.9 (0, 573) | 847 (66.6) | 419.6 (214.9, 839.3) | 292.5 (0, 839.3) | 92 (67.6) | 477.5 (283.1, 839.3) |
| Pre-diagnosis | 3.8 (0.9, 7.9) | 1074 (76.3) | 4.9 (2.5, 9.8) | 3.6 (0.9, 8.2) | 969 (76.2) | 5.1 (2.5, 10.1) | 3.8 (1.0, 6.6) | 105 (77.2) | 4.4 (2.8, 7.6) |
| During treatment | 1.9 (0, 8.9) | 802 (57.0) | 7.6 (3.7, 15.1) | 1.7 (0, 8.5) | 713 (56.1) | 7.6 (3.8, 14.8) | 2.7 (0, 12.1) | 89 (65.4) | 9.1 (3, 22.7) |
| Hospitalization | 40.4 (14.5, 92.7) | 210 (14.9) | 57.2 (28.2, 122.6) | 40.4 (11.2, 92.3) | 187 (14.7) | 56.3 (28.3, 122.6) | 40.9 (20.2, 101.7) | 23 (16.9) | 60.6 (25.4, 151.4) |
| Coping cost | 0 (0, 0) | 165 (11.7) | 87.2 (38.8, 232.5) | 0 (0, 0) | 137 (10.8) | 87.2 (36.3, 242.2) | 0 (0, 0) | 28 (20.6) | 96.9 (59.3, 196.2) |