Figure 3.
Absolute (panel A) and proportional (panel B) TB costs by income quintile and deprivation status. Absolute costs are given in US Dollars (1 US Dollar = 13.6 South African Rand).19 Sample size n is listed for each subgroup. Income was assessed at the household level prior to the onset of illness by self-report. Deprivation was defined as a SAMPI deprivation score ≥ 0.33. TB = tuberculosis; USD = US dollar; SAMPI = South African Multidimensional Poverty Index; ZAR = South African rand