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Table 2 Total, direct and indirect costs (US$) among PwTB stratified by notifying sector, India, 2022–23 (N = 1407)

From: Cost of TB care and equity in distribution of catastrophic TB care costs across income quintiles in India

Variables

Overall (N = 1407)

Public (n = 1271)

Private (n = 136)

Costs among all patients median (IQR)

Incurred the cost n (%)

Among those who incurred the cost median (IQR)

Among all patients median (IQR)

Incurred the cost n (%)

Among those who incurred the cost median (IQR)

Among all patient median (IQR)

Incurred the cost n (%)

Among those who incurred the cost median (IQR)

Total cost

386.1 (130.8, 876.9)

1398 (99.4)

392.7 (134.5, 878)

363.4 (117.6, 835.3)

1263 (99.4)

367.1 (122.4, 841.7)

698.7 (252.2, 1092.2)

135 (99.3)

700.2 (255.6, 1097.3)

 Pre-diagnosis

18.2 (5.2, 54.2)

1361 (96.7)

19.7 (6, 56.5)

15.3 (4.8, 47.4)

1226 (96.5)

16.8 (5.4, 49.7)

63.2 (27.2, 95)

135 (99.3)

63.7 (27.4, 95.8)

 During treatment

7.7 (0, 21.1)

1031 (73.3)

13.7 (6.3, 29.1)

7.3 (0, 18.8)

908 (71.4)

12.9 (6, 25.6)

27.4 (8.6, 156.2)

123 (90.4)

31.9 (12.1, 195.1)

 Hospitalization

0 (0, 0)

257 (18.3)

238.8 (107.4, 650.3)

0 (0, 0)

231 (18.2)

224.1 (106.6, 620.1)

0 (0, 0)

26 (19.1)

277.6 (110.8, 1057.3)

Total direct cost

78.4 (43.3, 153.6)

1386 (98.5)

79.6 (44.4, 155.8)

71.5 (41.4, 140.7)

1252 (98.5)

72.7 (42.4, 142)

159.1 (98.6, 384.8)

134 (98.5)

159.3 (102.9, 397.8)

 Pre-diagnosis

12.1 (2.3, 47.4)

1296 (92.1)

16 (3.2, 51.9)

9.4 (1.9, 40)

1162 (91.4)

12.6 (2.9, 46)

57.8 (24.2, 88.5)

134 (98.5)

59.5 (24.3, 88.7)

 Medical cost

2.4 (0, 36.3)

839 (59.6)

27.9 (6.7, 66.3)

0.4 (0, 29.7)

713 (56.1)

24.2 (5.2, 59.1)

48.1 (20, 76.3)

126 (92.6)

50.9 (24.2, 79.9)

 Non-medical cost

3.4 (1.0, 9.7)

1258 (89.4)

4.4 (1.6, 10.9)

3.2 (1.0, 9.7)

1129 (88.8)

4.2 (1.5, 10.9)

5.3 (1.6, 9.8)

129 (94.9)

5.6 (1.9, 10.1)

 During treatment

2.9 (0, 10.9)

861 (61.2)

7.7 (3.8, 18.2)

2.1 (0, 8.3)

743 (58.5)

7.3 (3.4, 14.5)

19.2 (5.8, 137.6)

118 (86.8)

26.3 (11.5, 174.1)

 Medical cost

0 (0, 0)

113 (8.0)

58.1 (6.1, 185.3)

0 (0, 0)

45 (3.5)

1.2 (0.6, 36.3)

3 (0, 125.3)

68 (50.0)

125.3 (45.4, 243.4)

 Non- medical cost

2.7 (0, 9.0)

855 (60.8)

7.3 (3.6, 14.5)

1.9 (0, 7.7)

739 (58.1)

7.2 (3.4, 14.5)

8.7 (2.0, 19.3)

116 (85.3)

11.5 (4.4, 21.8)

Hospitalization

0 (0, 0)

253 (18.0)

191.3 (72.7, 423.9)

0 (0, 0)

227 (17.9)

181.7 (69.0, 423.2)

0 (0, 0)

26 (19.1)

228.7 (110.8, 702.4)

Nutrition

36.3 (24.2, 48.4)

1290 (91.7)

36.3 (24.2, 48.4)

36.3 (24.2, 50.9)

1171 (92.1)

36.3 (24.2, 50.9)

36.3 (24.2, 48.4)

119 (87.5)

36.3 (24.2, 48.4)

TOTAL INDIRECT COST

279.8 (18.9, 699.4)

1307 (92.9)

297.8 (52.9, 728.3)

261.7 (18.2, 655.1)

1180 (92.8)

291 (52.1, 715.6)

367 (25, 842.6)

127 (93.4)

431.7 (63.8, 845.9)

 Loss of wages

214.9 (0, 573.0)

939 (66.7)

429.7 (214.9, 839.3)

214.9 (0, 573)

847 (66.6)

419.6 (214.9, 839.3)

292.5 (0, 839.3)

92 (67.6)

477.5 (283.1, 839.3)

 Pre-diagnosis

3.8 (0.9, 7.9)

1074 (76.3)

4.9 (2.5, 9.8)

3.6 (0.9, 8.2)

969 (76.2)

5.1 (2.5, 10.1)

3.8 (1.0, 6.6)

105 (77.2)

4.4 (2.8, 7.6)

 During treatment

1.9 (0, 8.9)

802 (57.0)

7.6 (3.7, 15.1)

1.7 (0, 8.5)

713 (56.1)

7.6 (3.8, 14.8)

2.7 (0, 12.1)

89 (65.4)

9.1 (3, 22.7)

 Hospitalization

40.4 (14.5, 92.7)

210 (14.9)

57.2 (28.2, 122.6)

40.4 (11.2, 92.3)

187 (14.7)

56.3 (28.3, 122.6)

40.9 (20.2, 101.7)

23 (16.9)

60.6 (25.4, 151.4)

 Coping cost

0 (0, 0)

165 (11.7)

87.2 (38.8, 232.5)

0 (0, 0)

137 (10.8)

87.2 (36.3, 242.2)

0 (0, 0)

28 (20.6)

96.9 (59.3, 196.2)

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