Table 1 Descriptive statistics by patient group

Observations

N

309

138

139

32

Age

Mean

43.67

54.68

30.28

53.91

(95 % CI)

(41.71 : 45.64)

(52.46 : 56.90)

(28.14 : 32.43)

(50 : 57.82)

Gender (%)

Female

58.06

70.29

50.36

37.50

Male

41.94

29.71

49.64

62.50

Education (%)

No schooling

0.99

1.45

0.72

0.00

Primary

2.96

2.90

2.88

3.12

Secondary

50.66

39.86

64.75

28.12

Tertiary

45.39

54.35

30.22

62.5

Employment (%)

Unemployed

21.77

16.67

24.46

21.88

Informal

30.61

19.57

35.97

40.62

Formal

18.37

13.04

23.74

6.25

Retired

29.25

50.00

5.76

28.12

Household size

Mean

3.84

3.40

4.13

4.41

(95 % CI)

(3.61 : 4.07)

(3.03 : 3.77)

(3.81 : 4.45)

(3.73 : 5.08)

Household income in KGS

Median

4500

3841

5000

4000

Mean

7559

6562

9190

5097

(95 % CI)

(6208 : 8910)

(5258 : 7866)

(6455 : 11925)

(3467 : 6726)

Equivalence income in KGS^a

Median

2199

2595

2702

1833

Mean

3989

3683

4704

2393

(95 % CI)

(3288 : 4691)

(3023 : 4343)

(3273 : 6135)

(1602 : 3184)

Total health expenditure in KGS

Median

22

126

0

0

Mean

404

635

177

366

(95 % CI)

(280 : 528)

(378 : 891)

(104 : 249)

(59 : 672)

as informal payments in hospitals in KGS

Median

0

0

0

0

Mean

55 (13 %)

0 (0 %)

109 (61 %)

63 (17 %)

as travel cost in KGS

Median

0

0

0

0

Mean

140 (36 %)

254 (40 %)

49 (27 %)

43 (11 %)

Health spending of CTP^b (%)

Median

1.19

6.18

0.00

3.12

Mean

40.70

71.96

11.06

31.75

(95 % CI)

(11: 70)

(10: 134)

(4: 18)

(-4 : 68)

Visits to collect medication in the last 90 days (N)

Mean

1.55

1.80

0.94

3.22

(95 % CI)

(1.19 : 1.92)

(1.58 : 2.01)

(0.20 : 1.68)

(2.06 : 4.38)

Outpatient visits in the last 90 days (N)

Mean

2.28

3.16

1.07

3.81

(95 % CI)

(2.03 : 2.54)

(2.77 : 3.55)

(0.86 : 1.27)

(2.73 : 4.89)

ER visits in the last 90 days (N)

Mean

0.15

0.11

0.17

0.19

(95 % CI)

(0.09 : 0.20)

(0.02 : 0.21)

(0.09 : 0.24)

(-0.01 : 0.39)

Inpatient admissions in the last 90 days (N)

Mean

0.98

0.83

1.13

0.97

(95 % CI)

(0.88 : 1.07)

(0.66 : 1.00)

(1.02 : 1.23)

(0.81 : 1.12)

Number of coping strategies

Mean

1.80

1.90

1.73

1.66

95 % C.I.

(1.69 : 1.90)

(1.76 : 2.04)

(1.56 : 1.91)

(1.32 : 1.99)

by income or savings

N

208

77

106

24

by social welfare or donations

N

109

72

30

7

by social networks

N

173

78

77

18

by borrowing money

N

31

15

13

3

by selling assets

N

36

20

15

1