Table 3.

Overall patient costs (US$) during TB diagnosis and intensive phase treatment according to demographic and select clinical characteristics of patients registered for care under NTP, Puducherry, India, December 2016 to January 2017.

Patient characteristics	n	Total patient cost median (IQR)	Direct	Indirect
Total		195.8 (52.1, 492.9)	65.3 (22.3, 156.5)	50.2 (0.9, 295.1)
Age (years)
15–44	46	172.4 (48.2, 413.5)	63.6 (29, 157.4)	44.1 (1.2, 200.5)*
45–60	32	338.4 (97.2, 719.1)	69.7 (16.7, 153.3)	228.8 (8.7, 618.7)
>60	24	128.7 (46.6, 353.4)	71.2 (16.9, 179.8)	1.4 (0.0, 207.9)
Gender
Male	70	221.3 (56, 618)	61.5 (18.6, 145.3)	108.3 (2.7, 453.3)*
Female	32	175.4 (49.6, 331.1)	71.5 (45.7, 179.8)	8.9 (0.0, 185.2)
Residence
Rural	46	238.1 (64, 545.1)	59.1 (21.8, 110.1)	113.3 (0.7, 488.5)
Urban	56	190.3 (48.5, 359.9)	76.7 (22.3, 159.1)	27.1 (1, 231.8)
TB treatment category
New	82	195.7 (48.2, 496.8)	66 (21.6, 156.9)	50.2 (0.9, 295.1)
Previously treated	20	198.3 (112, 492.8)	81.1 (31.1, 154.8)	56.1 (0.4, 449.3)
Type of TB
Pulmonary	80	185.3 (48.7, 522.5)	61.5 (20.3, 134.7)	50.4 (1.1, 326.3)
Extrapulmonary	22	243.7 (59.8, 470.9)	100 (28.6, 216.4)	50.2 (0.0, 291.2)
HIV status
HIV positive	6	1112 (407.7, 2282.9)	197.6 (22.3, 718.1)	455.8 (85.6, 150.5)*
HIV negative	81	180.3 (48.4, 437.3)	61.9 (21.1, 116.5)	45.6 (0.8, 282.7)
Diabetes status
Diabetic	28	222.1 (88.5, 513.8)	101.3 (30.8, 184.1)	96.6 (0.9, 370.2)
Nondiabetic	66	186.2 (48.2, 425.3)	62 (19.8, 109.9)	45.4 (0.7, 245.6)
Hospitalization
Yes	46	283.8 (162.4, 887.4)	105.3 (60.1, 216.4)*	137.2 (24, 554.1)*
No	56	97.6 (29.5, 349.4)	45.8 (15.7, 95)	2.89 (0, 216.1)
Type of health facility first visiteda
Government	58	221.1 (49.1, 492.9)	56 (14.4, 108.9)*	75.7 (2.2, 397)
Private	42	195.8 (63.5, 622.5)	76.4 (46, 218.7)	16.1 (0.0, 236.3)

^a n = data not available for two records.

Kruskal–Wallis was performed.

*p < 0.05.