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. 2019 May 22;18:73. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-0977-3

Table 2.

Individual and household expenditure

Variable N Mean Std. Dev. Median p25 p75
Household costs per month
 Total Household expenditure 380 4213 5190 2810 1600 5000
 Household food expenditure 385 1687 1258 1500 900 2000
 Subsistence expenditure 391 1003 303 1016 689 1151
 Capacity to pay (CTP) 380 3325 5133 1730 911 3725
Direct medical cost per patient per hospital visit
 Healthcare cost 377 53 167 40 0 65
 Healthcare cost (including transport) 361 132 209 96 50 150
Direct non-medical cost per patient per hospital visit
 Transport cost 376 79 119 40 20 91
 Food cost during hospital visit 289 30 153 20 0 30
Time Lost per patient (hours)
 Time taken off work (30 day period) 100 11 7 16 4 16
 Time taken visiting hospital 151 7 2 7 6 9
 Total time lost 153 14 8 11 8 22
Indirect costs per patient
 Time taken off work (30 day period) 100 429 615 250 110 450
 Time taken visiting hospital 151 277 369 161 83 323
 Total time lost 153 553 786 323 113 652

Note: All monetary values are presented in South African Rands, Note: N – number of observations. Std. Dev. – Standard deviation