Table 9 OOP payments by type of service purchased at each event from all providers (formal and informal) from first symptoms to diagnosis (quartiles of payments per service; Tanzanian shillings; USD in brackets for median payments)
Service paid for | aN | p25 | Median (p50) | p75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Admission plus other services | 25 | 30,000 | 115,000 (50) | 600,000 |
Imaging, biopsy | 54 | 33,000 | 80,000 (35) | 200,000 |
Tests, medication | 80 | 5000 | 14,000 (6) | 30,000 |
Consultation, referral | 19 | 5000 | 15,000 (7) | 50,000 |
Alternative healing | 28 | 20,000 | 30,000 (13) | 80,000 |