Table 1.

Care seeking episodes included in patient cost analysis

Care Seeking Episode	Description	Recall Period
Sick visit	Cost of current care seeking and any out‐patient visit when the patient fell ill due to hypertension outside the scheduled clinic appointments	1 mo
Inpatient visit	Cost of admission due to hypertension	12 mo
Drug collection visit	Cost of regular medication prescribed to the patient to manage hypertension	Frequency of drug collection, ie, monthly/quarterly
Laboratory/diagnostic visits	Cost of routine lab/diagnostic services done at a health facility	Frequency of lab/diagnostic services, ie, monthly/quarterly
Scheduled clinic check‐up visits	Costs due to regular clinic appointments	Frequency of clinic appointments, ie, monthly/quarterly