Table 1 Overall costs of TB care by sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of PwTB, India, 2022–2023 (N = 1407)

Overall

1407 (100.0)

386.1 (130.8, 876.9)

78.4 (43.3, 153.6)

279.8 (18.9, 699.4)

Age (in years)

 ≥ 18 to ≤ 59

1137 (80.8)

405.5 (144.9, 883.2)

79.9 (43.6, 154.8)

287.6 (30.8, 704.6)

 60

270 (19.2)

259.5 (72.4, 833.2)

71.0 (40.3, 147.8)

131.8 (7.6, 576.5)

Gender

 Male

865 (61.5)

411.4 (154.7, 833.2)

72.9 (41.6, 154.2)

288.3 (41.0, 653.5)

 Female

542 (38.5)

352.7 (100.1, 900.4)

85.1 (47.6, 147.8)

223.5 (10.8, 767.4)

Education

 Illiterate

527 (37.5)

391.9 (122.2, 866.3)

64.6 (36.3, 138.1)

290.4 (14.6, 699.7)

 Any formal schooling

705 (50.1)

381.8 (133.2, 848.9)

78.1 (47.5, 160.5)

257.9 (21.8, 650.1)

 Any college education

175 (12.4)

396.7 (142.6, 926.2)

99.9 (62.4, 178.6)

279.8 (22.3, 839.3)

Occupation^a

 Employed

786 (55.9)

425.2 (189.0, 778.4)

72.8 (41.5, 159.5)

302.6 (78.5, 596.2)

 Economically inactive

621 (44.1)

331.9 (81.3, 928.2)

81.5 (48.2, 147.6)

155.8 (5.1, 839.3)

Monthly household income (quintiles) before TB

 1st (poorest)

262 (18.6)

342.3 (79.0, 882.4)

64.5 (33.9, 136.9)

245.4 (7.5, 581.1)

 2nd

337 (24.0)

363.0 (132.8, 872)

67.8 (41.9, 141.6)

250.0 (17.0, 704.6)

 3rd

257 (18.3)

413.7 (159.3, 810)

79.9 (42.3, 148.8)

262.1 (55.3, 596.2)

 4th

279 (19.8)

394.5 (109.8, 800.2)

75.8 (43.6, 155.8)

279.8 (16.4, 667.2)

 5th (richest)

268 (19.0)

480.6 (154.1, 974.7)

96.8 (59.6, 193.1)

288.1 (31.1, 839.3)

 Unknown/missing

4 (0.3)

270.1 (162.2, 325.2)

137.8 (29.1, 238.9)

79.5 (3.0, 216.5)

Health/medical insurance

 Yes

517 (36.7)

326.6 (93.9, 815.7)

84.8 (41.9, 170.3)

187.5 (14.2, 575.5)

 No

890 (63.3)

414.1 (146.4, 884.9)

74.0 (43.6, 145.3)

295.1 (28.4, 728.7)

Notifying sector

 Public

1271 (90.3)

363.4 (117.6, 835.3)

71.5 (41.4, 140.7)

261.7 (18.2, 655.1)

 Private

136 (9.7)

698.7(252.2, 1092.2)

159.1 (98.6, 384.8)

367.0 (25.0, 842.6)

Type of patient

 New

1194 (84.9)

396.3 (132.8, 882.4)

79.9 (43.6, 159.1)

279.8 (19.3, 716)

 PMDT

34 (2.4)

495.8 (183.2, 911.2)

87.7 (50.0, 217.6)

291.2 (36, 839.3)

 Retreatment

178 (12.6)

265.3 (118.2, 708.3)

57.2 (39.0, 136.0)

176.0 (10.9, 559.5)

 Unknown/missing

1 (0.1)

185.3 (185.3, 185.3)

27.7 (27.7, 27.7)

157.5 (157.5, 157.5)

Site of disease

 Extra pulmonary

313 (22.3)

402.4 (142.6, 964.5)

100.5 (57.9, 197.4)

284.3 (19.9, 757.2)

 Pulmonary

1088 (77.3)

384.2 (123.3, 842)

70.5 (40.1, 143.1)

258.8 (17.5, 663.4)

 Unknown/missing

6 (0.4)

278.6 (185.3, 701.2)

79.6 (27.7, 168.3)

176.2 (125.2, 610.8)

Drug type

 DSTB

1372 (97.5)

385.3 (128.3, 875)

78.2 (42.9, 153.4)

279.8 (18.2, 699.4)

 DRTB

34 (2.4)

495.8 (183.2, 911.2)

87.7 (50.0, 217.6)

291.2 (36.0, 839.3)

 Unknown/missing

1 (0.1)

185.3 (185.3, 185.3)

27.7 (27.7, 27.7)

157.5 (157.5, 157.5)

HIV

 Reactive

15 (1.1)

529.2 (103.2, 1151.1)

167.1 (48.0, 286.1)

439.6 (7.6, 979.2)

 Non-reactive

1366 (97.1)

386.7 (128.4, 876.9)

77.9 (42.9, 152.6)

279.8 (18.2, 699.4)

 Unknown/missing

26 (1.8)

359.7 (181.4, 752.7)

89.0 (52.3, 127.2)

279.8 (126.2, 599.3)

Diabetes

 Diabetic

130 (9.2)

575.3 (194.6, 967)

96.3 (55.5, 186.4)

366.8 (56.8, 839.3)

 Non-diabetic

1221 (86.8)

369.3 (123.6, 866.3)

76.5 (42.8, 149.4)

255.6 (17.0, 667.2)

 Unknown/missing

56 (4.0)

412.6 (185.8, 730.5)

66.2 (38.2, 128.0)

330.1 (132.8, 533)

Hospitalization

 Yes

258 (18.3)

882.3 (408, 1554.1)

307.7 (149.6, 591.3)

477.6 (178.1, 921.9)

 No

1149 (81.7)

317.5 (98.7, 715.4)

62.4 (39.0, 112.1)

218.3 (12.6, 590.2)

Treatment outcome

 Favourable

1309 (93.0)

387.2 (130.8, 878.2)

77.9 (43.3, 149.6)

279.8 (18.2, 704.6)

 Unfavourable

98 (7.0)

356.9 (136.6, 744.6)

89.0 (43.6, 221.0)

211.1 (32.6, 535)