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

Table 1 Demographic distribution of study participants

Variables		Male		Female		All
Variables		N	%	N	%	N	%
Age group	30-39 years	1	2.6	2	3.0	3	2.9
	40-49 years	1	2.6	4	6.1	5	4.8
	50-59 years	10	26.3	12	18.2	22	21.2
	60-69 years	11	28.9	27	40.9	38	36.5
	70 years and above	15	39.5	21	31.8	36	34.6
	Total	38	100	66	100	104	100
Educational level	Above secondary	2	5.3	0	0	2	1.9
	Secondary	0	0	2	3	2	1.9
	Primary	0	0	1	1.5	1	1
	Informal	36	94.7	63	95.5	99	95.2
	None	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	38	100	66	100	104	100
Marital status	Married	38	100	41	62.1	79	76
	Widow/widower	0	0	23	34.9	23	22.1
	Divorced	0	0	2	3	2	1.9
	Single/never married	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	38	100	66	100	104	100
Relationship to household	Head	32	84.2	4	6.1	36	34.6
	Son/daughter	6	15.8	39	59.1	45	43.3
	Husband/wife	0	0	13	19.7	13	12.5
	Other	0	0	10	15.1	10	9.6
	Total	38	100	66	100	104	100
Size of household	1-3	3	7.9	6	9.1	9	8.7
	4-6	5	13.2	14	21.2	19	18.3
	7-9	8	21.1	10	15.2	18	17.3
	10 and above	22	57.9	36	54.6	58	55.8
	Total	38	100	66	100	104	100

ISSN: 1472-6963