Table 2.
Cost of treatment for new TB patients in the intervention and control districts
| Variables | Intervention | Control |
|---|---|---|
| No of subjects |
52 |
43 |
| Male (%) |
31 (60) |
25 (58)a |
| Average age |
30 |
35b |
| Married (%) |
25 (48) |
13 (30)c |
| Education: illiterate and semi-literate (%) |
3 (5.8) |
5 (12)d |
| Employment: informal sector (labor intensive and service industry) (%) |
35 (67) |
35 (81)e |
| Have medical insurance in Shanghai (%) |
9 (17) |
10 (23)f |
| Average per capita annual family income (RMB) |
27,194 |
22,124g |
| Average annual family income (RMB) |
53,004 |
53,605h |
| Direct cost (RMB) |
8416 |
9743i |
| Direct medical cost (RMB) |
5929 |
6902j |
| Direct non-medical (RMB) |
2487 |
2841k |
| Transportation cost (RMB) |
290 |
262l |
| Food and accommodation (RMB) |
246 |
485m |
| Nutrition cost (RMB) |
1950 |
2094n |
| Direct cost/annual family income (%) | 16 | 18 |
aχ2 = 0.021, P = 0.884; bZ = −1.277, P = 0.202;cχ2 = 3.123, P = 0.077;dFisher’s exact test, P = 0.461;eχ2 = 2.409, P = 0.121;fχ2 = 0.520, P = 0.471;gZ = −0.969, P = 0.333;hZ = −0.565, P = 0.572;i Z = −1.436, P = 0.151;jZ = −1.028, P = 0.304; kZ = −1.537, P = 0.124; lNZ = −0.345, P = 0.730; mZ = −0.260, P = 0.795; nZ = −0.931, P = 0.352.