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Table 4 Total, acute, chronic and maternal healthcare expenditure for refugee and host community households

From: Assessing equity of access and affordability of care among South Sudanese refugees and host communities in two districts in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey

Expenditure type

Community

N

Mean annualised household healthcare expenditure in USD

P (t-test for difference in means, refugees vs hosts)

Total healthcare expenditure (all households)

Total

2533

74.20

0.85

Refugees

1351

73.61

Hosts

1182

74.87

Acute healthcare expenditure (of those who sought care)

Total

1565

100.47

0.25

Refugees

887

96.38

Hosts

678

105.81

Chronic healthcare expenditure (of those who sought care)

Total

180

138.04

0.72

Refugees

93

129.64

Hosts

87

147.02

Maternal healthcare expenditure (of those who sought care)

Total

583

4.00

0.0093

Refugees

262

2.87

Hosts

321

4.92