Table 1.
Out of pocket Expenditure by Socio demographic characteristics and bed status at Dhaka Shishu Hospital, December 2007
| Out of Pocket expenditure |
P valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income strataa | ||||
| N = 90 | Poor (n = 34) | High (n = 30) | ||
| Mean | US$94 (±SD52.5) |
US$ 62 | US $ 94 | |
| Median | US$82 | US$ 71 | US $ 124 | 0.11 |
| Range | US$(4-430) | US $ (18-201) | US $ (19-422) | |
| Residence type | ||||
| Rural (n = 43) | Urban (n = 47) | |||
| Mean | US$ 65.43 | US$ 55.56 | ||
| Median | US$ 50.44 | US$ 40.80 | 0.35 | |
| Range | US$ (12-165) | US $ (10-112) | ||
| Bed status | ||||
| Paying (n = 46) | Non-paying (n = 44) | |||
| Mean | US$ 50 | US$ 12 | ||
| Median | US$ 65 | US$ 30 | 0.23 | |
| Range | US$ (5-120) | US$ (0-100) | ||
a Income strata:. Poor households earned ≤US$59 per month, and high households >US$103 per month. We considered monthly expenditure is a proxy of monthly income.
b For test of difference Mann Whitney test were done.