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Table 3 Information on dissaving and patient characteristics for Bangalore tuberculosis patients, stratified by cost band

From: What can dissaving tell us about catastrophic costs? Linear and logistic regression analysis of the relationship between patient costs and financial coping strategies adopted by tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh, Tanzania and Bangalore, India

Cost band

Definition

No.

Mean patient cost (INR)

Mean income (INR / yr)

Mean age

% Male

% Low SES

% Hospitalised

No. dissaving

Loan

Sale

Both

All

Low

<100 % of median

445

1700

4900

33

51 %

51 %

20 %

69 (16 %)

6 (1 %)

8 (2 %)

83 (19 %)

Medium

100–200 % of median

191

5800

5700

35

59 %

51 %

48 %

73 (38 %)

6 (3 %)

9 (5 %)

88 (46 %)

High

200–300 % of median

98

9700

5400

35

63 %

49 %

65 %

45 (46 %)

3 (3 %)

8 (8 %)

56 (57 %)

Extreme

>300 % of median

157

24,000

5800

35

74 %

38 %

78 %

79 (50 %)

3 (2 %)

23 (15 %)

105 (67 %)

All

Any cost level

891

7400

5300

35

59 %

 

42 %

266 (30 %)

18 (2 %)

48 (5 %)

332 (37 %)

  1. INR Indian Rupee. Median patient cost 4000INR