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Table 3 Median and mean amount given to the FD, by year

From: Out-of-pocket expenditures for primary health care in Tajikistan: a time-trend analysis

 

Expenditure on medicine

 

2005

2007

2008

2011

N total in sample

877

1935

1768

787

% reporting a payment a

45.6

44.1

61.6

49.3

Median US$(2011)

1.1

0.9

1.3

1.1

Mean US$(2011)

1.7

2.1

1.9

1.4

(95% CI)

(1.44 – 2.01)

(1.42 – 2.72)

(1.38 – 2.47)

(1.27 – 1.52)

  1. a % is the proportion of patients who reported giving money to the family doctor. χ2 test for differences in proportions across years: χ2=29.472(3df), P<0.001.
  2. K-Wallis test of differences in median costs across years: χ2=29.472(3df), P<0.001.