Table 3:
Median costs (US$) incurred by TB patients enrolled in Zimbabwe patient cost survey (2018)
| Phase | Type of cost | Median | DR-TB (IQR) | Median | DS-TB (IQR) | Median | Total (IQR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-diagnosis | Medical | 13 | (4-39) | 25 | (6.5-60) | 25 | (6 -58) |
| Travel | 5 | (2-15) | 5 | (2-10.4) | 5 | (2- 10.7) | |
| Accommodation | 0 | (0-0) | 0 | (0- 0) | 0 | (0- 0) | |
| Food | 9 | (0-18) | 18 | (3.6- 36) | 18 | (2.2- 27) | |
| Nutritional supplements | 2 | (0-5) | 0 | (0- 2) | 0 | (0-2) | |
| Total median direct costs | 35 | (22-70) | 54 | (23-116) | 52 | (23-111) | |
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| Post-diagnosis | Medical | 207 | (129 - 295) | 91 | (61.8- 134) | 91.2 | (63.4-151.2) |
| Travel | 152 | (11.3-552) | 32 | (3.1- 178) | 33.6 | (3.3- 193) | |
| Accommodation | 0 | (0-0) | 0 | (0- 0) | 0 | (0-0) | |
| Food | 100 | (0-480) | 25 | (0- 169.3) | 28.1 | (0-180) | |
| Nutritional supplements | 960 | (640-1,680) | 360 | (240-528) | 360 | (240-600) | |
| Total median direct costs | 1,659 | (653 -2,787) | 537 | (204-1,134) | 555 | (220- 1,197) | |
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| Medical costs | 207 | (136-295) | 103 | (62-173) | 109 | (63- 194) | |
| Non-medical costs | 1545 | (461- 2,477) | 411 | (120-948) | 434.6 | (121-1,018) | |
| Indirect costs* | 1200 | (100-3,000) | 240 | (0-1,080) | 300 | (0-1,200) | |
| Total costs | 3,569.2 | (1,692-5,859) | 1185 | (523-2,222) | 1247 | (543-2,405) | |
*
=calculated based on the output approach.