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Table 5 Breakdown of expenditures among subsidized travelers (nā€‰=ā€‰344)

From: The economic burden of overseas medical treatment: a cross sectional study of Maldivian medical travelers

Ā 

Subsidy $

Out of pocket $

Ā 

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Direct medical costs

500 (106.25ā€“1462.5)

56.5 (0ā€“500)

Indirect costs:

Ā Ā 

Travel in home country

0 (0ā€“0)

81.5 (8ā€“437.25)

Air fare

336 (200ā€“419.25 )

400 (336ā€“672)

Travel in destination country

-

91 (35ā€“200)

Entertainment

-

34.5 (0ā€“200)

Lodging

-

150 (67ā€“300)

Food

-

140 (56ā€“300)

Visa

-

0 (0ā€“0)

Foreign exchange costs

-

0 (0ā€“0)

Other costs

-

0 (0ā€“0)

Productivity loss

-

0 (0ā€“202)

Total cost

909(493.25ā€“1805)

1797 (1137.5ā€“3092.25)

Average share of total cost

38Ā %

62Ā %

  1. IQR: inter- quartile range