Table 3.

Financial burden of HCT on caregivers

Indicators	N (%)
Effect of HCT on Caregivers’ Savings
Exhausted nearly all of my savings	238 (92.6%)
Used more than half of my savings	9 (3.5%)
Utilized less than half of my savings	0 (%)
Did not need to touch my savings	10 (3.9%)
Impact of HCT on caregivers’ employment
HCT didn’t have any impact on my employment	34 (13.2%)
I had to take some days off to pursue transplant affairs	127 (49.4%)
I had to work part-time to deal with transplant affairs	50 (19.5%)
I had to leave my job to deal with transplant affairs and I am currently unemployed	46 (17.9%)
Selling assets to afford HCT costs
Yes, I had to sell at least one of my assets	172 (66.9%)
No, I didn’t have to sell my assets	85 (33.1%)
Type of assets sold by caregivers
House	40 (15.6%)
Car	33 (12.8%)
Store	3 (1.2%)
Land	33 (12.8%)
Jewelry	99 (38.5%)
Other assets	9 (3.5%)
Assets Substituted to Cover HCT Costs
Alternative home	31(12.1%)
Alternative car	226 (87.9%)
Alternative store	16 (6.2%)
Borrow money	227 (88.3%)
Get a bank loan	118 (45.9%)
Save on unnecessary living expenses	235 (91.4%)
Save on necessary living expenses	181 (70.4%)