Table 8.
Cost of care
| Variable | Overall | KNH n (%) |
TDH n (%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are you usually accompanied when coming to the clinic? | ||||
| Yes | 70 (35.0) | 48 (40.0) | 22 (27.5) | 0.069 |
| No | 130 (65.0) | 72 (60.0) | 58 (72.5) | |
| Which means of transport do you use when attending the clinic? | ||||
| Public means | 167 (83.5) | 99 (82.5) | 68 (85.0) | 0.641 |
| Private means/walking | 33(16.5) | 21 (17.5) | 12 (15.0) | |
| Variable | Overall | KNH | TDH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How much do you spend on transport per clinic day? | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 250 (165–600) | 400 (200–1000) | 160 (100–200) | |
| How many clinics do you visit per month? | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 (0.2) | 1.0 (0.1) | 1.1 (0.2) | |
| How much do spend on transport to the clinic every month? | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 280 (185–600) | 400 (200–1000) | 160 (100–220) | |
| Consultation fees | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 550 (100–550) | 554.0 (35.3) | 105.6 (50.3) | |
| Insulin | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 370 (350–400) | 439.4 (201.9) | 456.7 (75.1) | |
| Medicine fees | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 700 (300–1500) | 1000 (600–2000) | 300 (200–400) | |