Table 4.
Estimated median costs (USD) incurred by tuberculosis affected households in the Solomon Islands tuberculosis patient cost survey: 2017–2019
| Cost category | Extra-pulmonary TB N = 36 Median (IQR) in USD |
Pulmonary TB N = 147 Median (IQR) in USD |
All patients N = 183 Median (IQR) in USD |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before TB diagnosis | ||||
| Direct medical | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.033 |
| Direct non-medical | 6 (5, 10) | 6 (4, 6) | 6 (4, 6) | 0.577 |
| Total direct before diagnosis | 6 (5, 10) | 6 (4, 6) | 6 (5, 6) | 0.706 |
| During TB treatment: direct medical | ||||
| Drug pickup | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.776 |
| Directly observed therapy | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.675 |
| Follow up | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.843 |
| Hospitalization | 58 (0, 75) | 33 (0, 62) | 36 (0, 68) | 0.181 |
| Total direct medical during treatment | 58 (0, 76) | 36 (0, 69) | 37 (0, 71) | 0.260 |
| During TB treatment: direct non-medical | ||||
| Transportation | 76 (65, 167) | 30 (10, 107) | 46 (13, 123) | < 0.001 |
| Accommodation | 58 (0, 72) | 31 (0, 59) | 32 (0, 65) | 0.109 |
| Food during visits | 75 (59, 160) | 49 (11, 134) | 64 (15, 142) | 0.039 |
| Nutritional supplement | 320 (0, 880) | 64 (0, 427) | 85 (0, 427) | 0.097 |
| Total direct non-medical | 501 (212, 1323) | 395 (122, 826) | 435 (146, 961) | 0.046 |
| Total | ||||
| Direct medical | 58 (0, 76) | 36 (0, 70) | 38 (0, 73) | 0.292 |
| Direct non-medical | 509 (218, 1330) | 390 (113, 846) | 435 (141, 961) | 0.042 |
| Total direct | 630 (271, 1390) | 486 (165, 989) | 494 (189, 1110) | 0.044 |
| Income loss | 99 (0, 258) | 74 (0, 333) | 74 (0, 296) | 0.500 |
| Grand total | 779 (427, 2302) | 693 (343, 1207) | 716 (349, 1247) | 0.107 |
Abbreviations: IQR Inter quartile range; EPTB Extra pulmonary TB; PTB Pulmonary TB; USD United States Dollars; TB Tuberculosis