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Table 11 Impact of relative privilege

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

Item and measure

More privileged

More disadvantaged

Very low education

Cumulative days to diagnosis (median)

137

394

670

Cumulative days from first health facility visit to diagnosis (median)

134

200

599

Number of moves between providersa before diagnosis (median)

1.5

3

3

First facility visited was in private sector (%)

75%

6%

0

Cumulative OOP payments up to diagnosis (TZS) (median)

0

225,000

700,000

  1. aAll providers including health facilities, drug shops, pharmacies and traditional healers