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Table 3 Median out-of-pocket expenditure for seeking care for under-five children in 2009 and 2012

From: Out-of-pocket expenditure for seeking health care for sick children younger than 5 years of age in Bangladesh: findings from cross-sectional surveys, 2009 and 2012

 

20091

20121

 

Median USD (n)2

IQR2

Median USD (n)2

IQR2

Total cost

0.82 (3009)

(0.39–1.49)

1.22 (2318)

(0.63–2.36)

Direct costs

0.68 (2916)

(0.34–1.21)

0.93 (2274)

(0.50–1.68)

 Consultation fees

0.48 (925)

(0.19–0.72)

0.42 (997)

(0.34–0.84)

 Medicine

0.58 (2822)

(0.29–1.00)

0.72 (2184)

(0.39–1.26)

 Diagnostic

0.19 (182)

(0.13–0.48)

0.67 (87)

(0.25–1.68)

 Hospital admission

0.14 (25)

(0.10–0.38)

0.42 (51)

(0.21–1.68)

Indirect costs

0.24 (1682)

(0.11–0.53)

0.50 (1297)

(0.25–1.18)

 Transport

0.21 (1626)

(0.10–0.48)

0.50 (1273)

(0.25–1.01)

 Accommodation

1.26 (30)

(0.19–2.88)

2.58 (33)

(1.26–5.05)

 Food

0.19 (225)

(0.14–0.48)

0.42 (232)

(0.25–0.84)

  1. 1Adjusted for inflation
  2. 2Median (IQR interquartile range) expenditure is expressed in US dollars (USD) per child/visit