Table 3 Average annualized expenditure (PKR) for outpatient and inpatient by sector of care

 Parchi and admission fee

43.81

(149.84)

61.92

(639.60)

0.07

63.24

(674.90)

889.00

(2311.63)

< 0.001

 Medicine/ vaccine

7877.19

(26,167.09)

5399.12

(10,427.44)

0.11

3438.94

(61,366.47)

7114.99

(16,515.53)

0.51

 Supplies/ medical durables

300.56

(1520.27)

550.12

(5556.40)

0.04

4065.80

(60,948.26)

1213.20

(5583.05)

0.40

 Diagnostic tests

1008.59

(3721.70)

1059.85

(3823.73)

0.73

2182.43

(7616.12)

1610.13

(4441.35)

0.22

 Doctors’ fee

28.72

(407.31)

2109.64

(3555.00)

< 0.001

580.78

(6302.82)

3646.50

(5290.76)

< 0.001

 Operation theater/ intervention room charges

44.97

(1318.50)

883.46

(5960.55)

3294.18

(14,471.24)

< 0.001

 Food

162.35

(1045.61)

164.30

(624.13)

0.96

587.86

(1231.55)

608.03

(1142.96)

0.82

 Tips

5.57

(144.49)

3.89

(87.66)

0.72

34.99

(159.76)

73.56

(292.25)

0.01

 Transportation

863.50

(2072.86)

829.05

(2651.37)

0.69

1000.15

(3142.08)

831.80

(1258.59)

0.39

 Accompanying person costs

97.73

(669.64)

52.88

(462.90)

0.27

747.29

(3101.04)

559.51

(1560.77)

0.35

 Other

52.55

(373.22)

119.55

(553.66)

< 0.001

95.03

(252.56)

76.19

(229.09)

0.22

Total

10,440.56

(29,456.01)

10,395.29

(18,248.51)

0.98

19,694.94

(135,422.50)

19,917.08

(34,109.45)

0.98