Table 5.
Respondents’ expenditure per month by socioeconomic status, catastrophic expenditure and the monthly mean cost of treating DM at the centre in N(US$)
| Expenditure | Q1 the poorest n = 74 | Q2 the poorer poor n = 73 | Q3 the poor n = 73 | Q4 the least poor n = 72 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-food expenditure | 24,616 (156) | 43,166 (273) | 67,991 (430) | 120,228 (761) |
| Ratio of non-food (qn/q1) | 1 | 1.75 | 2.76 | 4.88 |
| Ratio qn/q4 | 0.20 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 1 |
| Catastrophic threshold | ||||
| Threshold of 40 catastrophic | 42(57 %) | 20(27 %) | 13(18 %) | 12(17 %) |
| Threshold of 30 catastrophic | 58(78 %) | 34(47 %) | 38(52 %) | 28(39 %) |
| Threshold of 10 catastrophic | 64(87 %) | 56(78 %) | 50(69 %) | 25(35 %) |
| Mean cost of treatment of DM at the centre | 56,245 (356) | 56,245 (356) | 56,245 (356) | 56,245 (356) |