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Table 3 Non-medical direct costs and total patient costs (values in USD)

From: Direct non-medical costs double the total direct costs to patients undergoing cataract surgery in Zamfara state, Northern Nigeria: a case series

Variables

N

Total direct costs

Direct medical costs

Direct non-medical costs

   

Amount

Amount

Total

  

Median

Range

Median

Range

Median

Range

%

Sex

        

Male

38

56.0

24.3 - 180.9

25.3

22.8 - 41.7

27.3

0 - 156.5

49

Female

66

46.7

21.2 - 141.4

24.3

21.2 - 36.8

22.4

0 - 114.3

48

Age group

        

Less than 65

66

47.3

21.2 - 180.9

24.3

21.2 - 41.7

22.4

0 - 156.5

47

65 or older

38

62.2

24.3 - 152.3

25.3

22.8 - 41.4

33.1

0 - 115.5

53

Marital status

        

Married

79

49.2

21.2 - 180.9

24.3

21.2 - 41.7

24.8

0 - 156.5

51

Not married

25

54.2

24.3 - 126.8

25.3

24.3 - 30.6

29.8

0 - 89.4

55

Distance

        

Near

60

40.1

21.2 - 114.4

24.3

21.2 - 41.7

9.9

0 - 91.3

25

Far

44

84.1

27.5 - 180.9

25.7

22.2 - 36.8

58.4

3.1 - 156.5

69

Socioeconomic status

        

0-1 assets

36

42.7

21.2 - 126.8

24.3

21.2 - 27.5

18.3

0 - 99.4

43

2 or more assets

68

56.0

24.3 - 180.9

25.7

22.2 - 41.7

29.2

0 - 156.5

52

Household status

        

Household head

36

52.3

24.7 - 180.9

25.9

22.8 - 41.7

26.1

0 - 156.5

50

Other

68

48.0

21.2 - 141.4

24.3

21.2 - 36.8

23.3

0 - 114.3

49

ALL

104

51.2

21.2 - 180.9

24.3

21.2 - 41.7

25.2

0 - 156.5

49

  1. Distance = Distance from place of residence to hospital.