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. 2018 Sep 11;7:136. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0799-1

Table 6.

Data extracted from articles: Incidence and intensity of CHE and impoverishment reported in various articles

No. Author County Primary outcome Threshold Incidence range Intensity range Poverty Line Poverty Head count HHs Impoverished Out of Pocket expenditure Type of costs Inpatient & Outpatient costs
1 (Xu et al., 2006) [47, 48] Kenya CHE & Impoverishment 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (4.1) NR $0.5 (28 KES) 30.5 1.5% Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
2 (Onwujekwe et al., 2010) [66] Nigeria CHE 5% - Non-food expenditure 5% (8.2) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
3 (Kwesiga et al., 2015) [57, 59] Uganda CHE & Impoverishment 10% - HH income 5%, 10%, 15%, 25% (38, 22.8, 15.3, 6.7) 5%, 10%, 15%, 25% (3.8, 2.5 1.7, 0.8) $1 29% 4.5% Direct costs Medical Outpatient
4 (Akazili et al., 2017) [65] Ghana CHE 5% - 20% HH expenditure 10% - 40% Non-food expenditure 5%,10%,15%,20% - HH Income, (11, 5.16, 3.39,2.56) 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% - Non-food expenditure (10.7, 4.91, 3.17, 2.43) 5%,10%,15%,20% - HH Income, (1.83, 1.47, 1.26, 1.11) 10%, 20%, 40% -Non-food expenditure (3.39, 2.68, 2.01) NR NR NR Direct costs Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
5 (Laokri et al., 2014) [40] Benin CHE 10% - HH income 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% (88.6, 71.8, 58, 45.7, 36.3) 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% (12.8, 7.8, 2.8, 2.2, 7.2) NR NR NR Direct costs Medical Outpatient
6 (Barasa et al., 2017) [52] Kenya CHE & Impoverishment 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (6.58) 40% (5.73) $0.75 (29.13 Urban, 15.62 Rural per month) 68.21 1.6% Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
7 (Ichoku and Fonta, 2009) [41] Nigeria CHE & Impoverishment 10%, 30%, 40% - HH expenditure 2.5%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 30%,40% (47.8, 38.8, 22.7, 13.6, 9, 3.5, 1.7) 2.5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 30%,40% (6.2, 5.8, 4.7, 3.6, 2.8, 1.5, 0.9) $22.2 per month 72 2.6% NR NR NR
8 (Chuma and Maina, 2012) [60] Kenya CHE & Impoverishment 10% - HH expenditure & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 25%, 40% (15.5, 16, 11.4) 10%, 25%, 40% (11, 27.2, 25.4) $0.5 (1257 KES per month) 57.6 2.7% Direct costs Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
9 (Buigut et al., 2015) [53] Kenya CHE 10% HH income 10%, 15%, 20%, 30% (22.8, 4.11, 2.7, 1.55) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
10 (Su et al., 2006) [44] Burkina Faso CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 20%, 30%, 40% (15.12, 10.59, 8.66) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
11 (Sene and Cisse, 2015) [30] Senegal CHE & Impoverishment 10% - HH expenditure 5%, 10%, 15%,20%, 25% (16.2, 6.26, 2.33, 1.38, 0.87) NR $1 48.14 1.4% Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
12 (Dyer et al., 2013) [45] South Africa CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (22) NR NR NR NR Direct & Indirect costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
13 (Brinda et al., 2014) [51] Tanzania CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (18) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
14 Masiye et al., 2016) [49] Zambia CHE 10% - HH income & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 40% (11.2, 9.3) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
15 (Arsenault et al., 2013) [55] Mali CHE 10% - HH income 5%, 10%, 15% (53.5, 33.5, 20.7) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
16 (Okoronkwo et al., 2015) [72] Nigeria CHE 30% – Non-food Expenditure 30% (45) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
17 Ughasoro et al., 2014) [73] Nigeria CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (Inpatient-63.6, Outpatient 34.1) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
18 (Mills et al., 2012) [14] Ghana; South Africa; Tanzania CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (Ghana-2.43, Tanzania-1.52, South Africa-0.09) NR NR NR NR Direct costs NR NR
19 (Onwujekwe et al., 2012) [64] Nigeria CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 5%, 40% (57, 27) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Not indicated Inpatient & Outpatient
20 (Onwujekwe et al., 2009) [62] Nigeria CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (9.8) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
21 (Onwujekwe et al., 2016) [38] Nigeria CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 10%, 40% (Inpatient-100, 40.3: Outpatient-94.3, 7.7) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
22 (Akinkugbe et al., 2012) [16] Botswana, Lesotho CHE & Impoverishment 20% Non-food Expenditure & 40% – Non-food Expenditure 20%, 40% (Botswana-11.1, 3.22: Lesotho-7.43, 1.25) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Not indicated
23 (Castillo-Riquelme et al., 2008) [69] South Africa CHE 10% - HH income & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 40% (Mozambique-32, 34; Kwazulu Natal-11.4, 12.5; Mpumalanga-10.2, 9) NR NR NR NR Direct & Indirect costs Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
24 (Ukwaja et al., 2013) [46, 50] Nigeria CHE 10% - HH income & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 15%, 25%, 40% (65, 84, 68, 44) 10%, 15%, 25%, 40% (6, 12.3, 10.7, 8.3) NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
25 (Mchenga et al., 2017) [37] Malawi CHE & Impoverishment 10% - Non-food expenditure & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% (9.37, 3.41, 1.6, 0.7) 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% (1.01, 0.43, 0.2, 0.08) $0.6 (K37002 Per annum) 51.9 0.9% Direct costs Not Indicated Not indicated
26 (Ichoku et al., 2009) [36] Nigeria CHE & Impoverishment 5% - HH expenditure & 10% HH expenditure 5%, 10% (29, 21.75) 5%, 10% (5.67, 4.4) $1 (N2900 per month) 61 4.1% Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
27 (Ilunga-Ilunga et al., 2015) [39] Democratic Republic of Congo CHE 10% - HH expenditure & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 40% (65.3, 94.7) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Not Indicated Inpatient
28 (Adisa, 2015) [43] Nigeria CHE 10% - HH expenditure 10% (9.61) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
29 (Cleary et al., 2013) [56] South Africa CHE 10% - HH expenditure 10% (All 39.35 ~ TB-32.9, ART- 22.7, CEOC-66.1) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
30 (Ataguba, 2012) [42] Nigeria CHE 10% - HH expenditure & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 15%, 20%, 40% (25.4, 19.6, 15.6, 17.2) 10%, 15%, 20%, 40% (6.01, 4.9, 4.02, 4.9) NR NR NR Direct costs Medical Not Indicated
31 (Counts and Skordis-Worrall, 2016) [71] Tanzania CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (Affected-7.5, Un affected - 6.7) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Inpatient & Outpatient
32 (Wang et al., 2016) [58] Malawi CHE & Impoverishment 10% - Non-food expenditure & 40% - Non-food expenditure 10%, 25%, 40% (21.3, 10.7, 4.5) NR $1.25 44.7 1.7% Direct costs & Indirect costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
33 (Beaulière et al., 2010) [54, 74] Côte d'Ivoire CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 10%, 20%, 40% (50, 28, 12) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical & Non-Medical Outpatient
34 (Xu et al., 2006a) [47] Uganda CHE 40% – Non-food Expenditure 40% (1997-4.82, 2000-3.15, 2003-2.92) NR NR NR NR Direct costs Medical Not indicated