Table 2b.
Age-Stratified Costs
| 14–19 years | cost (USD)a | 20–24 years | cost (USD)a | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 79 | median | IQR | N = 108 | median | IQR | |||||||||||
| n | % | 5th | 25th | 75th | 95th | n | % | 5th | 25th | 75th | 95th | |||||
| DIRECT COSTS | DIRECT COSTS | DIRECT COSTS | ||||||||||||||
| Any direct non-medical costs | 44 | 56% | 1.63 | 0.20 | 0.59 | 2.02 | 3.45 | 72 | 67% | 1.63 | 0.39 | 0.69 | 3.36 | 6.71 | ||
| Transportation of self | ||||||||||||||||
| Paid own costs | 33c | 42% | 0.69 | 0.20 | 0.44 | 1.28 | 2.27 | 63c | 58% | 0.59 | 0.30 | 0.39 | 0.99 | 1.97 | ||
| Costs paid by another | 23 | 29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| No costs | 23 | 29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 | 38% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Transportation of other person | ||||||||||||||||
| Accompanied, did not pay transport for other person |
45 | 57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27 | 25% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Paid another person’s fare | 7 | 9% | 0.49 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.59 | 0.89 | 12 | 11% | 0.49 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.89 | 1.48 | ||
| Not accompanied | 27 | 34% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 69 | 64% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Mode of transport | ||||||||||||||||
| Bus | 57 | 72% | 58 | 54% | ||||||||||||
| Walk | 20 | 25% | 45 | 42% | ||||||||||||
| Drove / was driven | 2 | 3% | 3 | 3% | ||||||||||||
| Taxi / motorbike | 0 | 0% | 2 | 2% | ||||||||||||
| Other costs | ||||||||||||||||
| Any childcare or house help costs | 1 | 1% | -- d | -- d | -- d | -- d | -- d | 2 | 2% | -- d | -- d | -- d | -- d | -- d | ||
| Any food and drink outside the house | 27 | 34% | 1.48 | 0.49 | 0.99 | 1.97 | 2.96 | 50 | 46% | 1.97 | 0.49 | 0.99 | 2.47 | 4.93 | ||
| INDIRECT COSTS | INDIRECT COSTS | INDIRECT COSTS | ||||||||||||||
| Any indirect costs | 4 | 5% | 7.94 | 0.46 | 2.99 | 15.24 | 20.10 | 15 | 14% | 7.94 | 2.16 | 4.99 | 11.34 | 15.72 | ||
| Wages (monthly) | ||||||||||||||||
| Had any paying jobb | 6 | 8% | 18 | 17% | ||||||||||||
| Had salaried job | 5 | 6% | 118.44 | 4.93 | 19.74 | 197.39 | 197.39 | 17 | 16% | 148.05 | 44.41 | 74.02 | 296.09 | 592.18 | ||
| Had non-salaried (casual labor) job | 5 | 6% | 88.83 | 1.97 | 1.97 | 197.39 | 197.39 | 10 | 9% | 49.35 | 4.93 | 29.61 | 98.70 | 148.05 | ||
| Did unpaid work | 34 | 43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 | 46% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Worked regularly on farm | 17 | 22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Had other source of income | 4 | 5% | 26.15 | 1.97 | 2.47 | 64.15 | 78.96 | 7 | 6% | 19.74 | 4.93 | 9.87 | 49.35 | 148.05 | ||
| Missed work for VCT | ||||||||||||||||
| Full day | 3 | 4% | 6 | 6% | ||||||||||||
| Half day | 1 | 1% | 9 | 8% | ||||||||||||
| No work missed | 75 | 95% | 93 | 86% | ||||||||||||
| Missed school for VCT | ||||||||||||||||
| Full day | 14 | 18% | 8 | 7% | ||||||||||||
| Half day | 20 | 25% | 36 | 33% | ||||||||||||
| No school missed | 45 | 57% | 64 | 59% | ||||||||||||
Note. VCT = voluntary counseling and testing; USD = U.S. dollars.
a.
All medians and percentiles are among those with any costs
b.
Percentages with income from different sources do not add to the percentage with any income because many had more than one source of income
c.
Median and percentiles based on N=32 (14–19 years), N=61 (20–24 years)
d.
Too few data points to estimate distribution Values were $2, $3, and $3USD; 2 additionally gave food for housework or childcare
Data provided for costs where primary data was collected and more than 5 observations existed. Estimates based on GDP not shown, except for the total direct non-medical and total indirect costs rows, which contain both measured and estimated values combined.