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Table 10 Cumulative OOP payments to providers (formal and informal) from first symptoms to diagnosis, by insurance status (quartiles of distribution of cumulative payments; Tanzanian shillings; USD in brackets for median payments)

From: Patients’ pathways to cancer care in Tanzania: documenting and addressing social inequalities in reaching a cancer diagnosis

Insurance status

Na

p25

Median

(p50) (USD)

p75

None

19

140,000

540,000 (235)

1,251,300

Weak

4

117,000

281,500 (122)

516,500

Strong

14

0

0 (0)

35,000

All respondents

a37

2500

170,000 (74)

700,000

  1. aN: number of patients able to recall 70% or more of payments per recorded event