From: Costs of screening children for hearing disorders and delivery of hearing aids in China
Visit | Beijing | Nanning | Guigang | |||
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N | Mean costs | N | Mean costs | N | Mean costs | |
First visit | ||||||
Registration fees, drugs, tests, hearing aids etc | 50 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Family food and lodging costs | 50 | 54 | 67 | 44 | 50 | 7 |
Family transport costs | 50 | 54 | 67 | 32 | 50 | 22 |
Family income lost because of seeking care | 50 | 29 | 67 | 14 | 50 | 14 |
Total costs | 137 | 91 | 43 | |||
Second visit | ||||||
Registration fees, drugs, tests, hearing aids etc | 31 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
Food and lodging costs | 31 | 42 | 43 | 5 | 50 | 7 |
Transport costs | 31 | 47 | 43 | 22 | 50 | 22 |
Family income lost because of seeking care | 31 | 40 | 43 | 11 | 50 | 14 |
Total costs | 128 | 38 | 42 | |||
Third visit | ||||||
Registration fees, drugs, tests, hearing aids etc | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Food and lodging costs | 18 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
Transport costs | 18 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
Family income lost because of seeking care | 18 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 15 |
Total costs | 93 | 13 | 30 | |||
Total costs of all visits* | 451 | 154 | 145 |