Table 3 Disaggregated healthcare expenditures by expenditure categories, occurring over last 2 weeks in the sampled households
Number of cases incurring expenditure (n) | Proportion of cases incurring expenditure (%) | Median expenditure in PKR/ US$ | Proportion of sum of all OPD/hospital expenditures | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Out patient | ||||
Total | 156 | 93.4 | PKR 1410/ US$ 14 | 100 |
Consultation | 110 | 65.8 | PKR 100/ US$ 1 | 7.37 |
Medicines | 152 | 91 | PKR 850/ US$ 8 | 66.57 |
Diagnostic tests | 59 | 35.3 | PKR 500/ US$ 5 | 14.31 |
Transport | 117 | 70 | PKR 300/ US$ 3 | 14.4 |
Hospitalization | ||||
Total | 20 | 11.9 | PKR 4500/ US$ 43 | 100 |
Hospital expenditure | 20 | 11.9 | PKR 3750/ US$ 36 | 89.72 |
Transport | 19 | 11.3 | PKR 600/ US$ 6 | 10.82 |