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. 2014 Sep 12;9(9):e106716. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106716

Table 7. Self-reported sources of funds to pay for medical care (%).

Cameroon Mali South Africa Tanzania All Sites
DM MC DM MC DM MC DM MC DM MC DM/MC
Current household income 80.7 67.7 61.4 43.3 70.4 69.1 86.4 90.3 75.1 67.2 1.1
Social welfare support 3.4 0.8 36.2 19.8 67.1 55.0 12.6 9.9 25.8 17.8 1.5
Donations by employers or agencies 0.8 1.4 3.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.0 1.3
Nearby friends or family 51.5 36.3 9.7 8.5 6.6 7.0 34.4 22.2 27.6 19.7 1.4
Family living abroad 11.9 5.2 27.8 17.1 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.8 11.6 6.8 1.7
Savings 28.2 28.3 4.4 5.0 16.3 14.3 6.0 9.1 13.5 14.3 0.9
Borrowing 40.4 24.6 5.4 1.0 19.3 4.7 10.7 13.5 19.0 11.6 1.6
Selling possessions 6.0 1.0 5.6 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 3.3 0.8 4.2
Selling housing or land 9.3 2.4 8.5 1.6 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 5.2 1.2 4.2