Table 6.
Details of average OOP expenditure (US dollars) for given categories of the population on different expenditure items
| Background characteristics | Total | Consultation | Medicine | Transport | Hospitalization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residence |
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
7.26 |
4.85 |
4.35 |
1.65 |
7.05 |
| Rural |
3.39 |
2.85 |
2.06 |
2.35 |
7.69 |
| Sub-region |
|
|
|
|
|
| Central 1 |
4.57 |
2.14 |
3.88 |
1.91 |
17.24 |
| Central 2 |
4.73 |
4.28 |
3.07 |
2.15 |
9.94 |
| Kampala |
5.06 |
2.96 |
5.04 |
1.10 |
8.03 |
| East central |
5.90 |
4.09 |
2.86 |
1.61 |
4.79 |
| Mid-eastern |
4.91 |
4.24 |
2.09 |
2.89 |
5.86 |
| North-east |
2.60 |
2.42 |
2.26 |
5.47 |
0.49 |
| Mid-northern |
1.58 |
1.14 |
0.98 |
2.79 |
3.13 |
| West Nile |
1.68 |
1.81 |
1.02 |
1.22 |
3.40 |
| Mid-western |
5.24 |
2.02 |
3.01 |
2.98 |
23.46 |
| South-western |
7.05 |
5.69 |
4.44 |
1.94 |
13.46 |
| Mother's education level |
|
|
|
|
|
| No education |
3.92 |
2.85 |
2.56 |
2.13 |
4.89 |
| Primary |
3.17 |
2.83 |
1.86 |
2.33 |
10.02 |
| Secondary |
6.65 |
5.03 |
4.07 |
2.30 |
7.04 |
| Higher |
4.12 |
2.73 |
2.27 |
0.93 |
- |
| Wealth index |
|
|
|
|
|
| Poorest |
2.42 |
2.33 |
1.53 |
2.73 |
4.33 |
| Poorer |
3.03 |
2.80 |
1.68 |
2.82 |
3.70 |
| Middle |
3.59 |
2.98 |
2.29 |
1.61 |
11.76 |
| Richer |
4.17 |
3.46 |
2.28 |
2.14 |
8.19 |
| Richest |
7.87 |
4.63 |
5.02 |
1.91 |
23.92 |
| Total | 3.87 | 3.28 | 2.34 | 2.20 | 7.64 |