Type of expenditure
|
IMW Mean (±SD)
|
GEMU Mean (±SD)
|
---|
Medicines
|
3.1 (18.1)
|
0.21 (1.6)
|
Other medical supplies and personal care†
|
2.9 (2.5)
|
0
|
Transportation†
|
6.2 (18.7)
|
2.5 (2.9)
|
Food†
|
6.6 (16.5)
|
3.1 (3.8)
|
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Notes: IMW=internal medicine ward; GEMU=geriatric evaluation and management unit; SD=standard deviation.
- Amounts are in US Dollars, exchange rate of 11.68 Mexican pesos for each 1.00 US$ (June 2011).
- †Significant at p ≤ 0.05