Survey total | By region | By facility type | |||||||||||||||
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Beirut/Mt. Lebanon | Bekaa | North | p value | PHCC | Private clinic | Hospital | p value | ||||||||||
Point | 95 CI | Point | 95 CI | Point | 95 CI | Point | 95 CI | Point | 95 CI | Point | 95 CI | Point | 95 CI | ||||
Among all care seekers | n = 833 | n = 234 | n = 267 | n = 332 | n = 439 | n = 148 | n = 47 | ||||||||||
Total costs | Median | 19.9 | 22.6 | 21.9 | 18 | 18.6 | 43.1 | 66.3 | |||||||||
Mean | 30.4 | [27.5,33.3] | 30.4 | [25.4,35.3] | 34.9 | [29.1,40.6] | 26.9 | [22.9,30.8] | 0.199 | 25.5 | [22.6,28.5] | 48.1 | [42.6,53.5] | 77.2 | [57.7,96.7] | <0.001 | |
Consultation costs | Median | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 43.1 | |||||||||
Mean | 12 | [10.0,14.0] | 12.9 | [9.0,16.7] | 14.7 | [10.8,18.7] | 9.2 | [6.6,11.7] | 0.079 | 8.3 | [6.5,10.1] | 24.3 | [20.8,27.8] | 56.8 | [40.6,73.0] | <0.001 | |
Medication costs | Median | 13.3 | 13.3 | 15.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 17.9 | |||||||||
Mean | 18.4 | [17.0,19.9] | 17.5 | [15.0,20.0] | 20.1 | [17.4,22.8] | 17.7 | [15.4,20.0] | 0.967 | 17.2 | [15.3,19.1] | 23.8 | [20.1,27.5] | 20.4 | [13.6,27.2] | 0.016 | |
Among care seekers with any payment | n = 770 | n = 221 | n = 236 | n = 313 | n = 402 | n = 147 | n = 42 | ||||||||||
Total costs | Median | 23.2 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 20 | 19.9 | 43.1 | 76.3 | |||||||||
Mean | 32.9 | [29.8,36.0] | 32.2 | [27.0,37.3] | 39.4 | [33.1,45.8] | 28.5 | [24.5,32.5] | 0.176 | 27.9 | [24.6,31.1] | 48.4 | [42.9,53.9] | 86.4 | [66.0,106.9] | <0.001 | |
Consultation costs | Median | 3.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 19.9 | 61.4 | |||||||||
Mean | 13 | [10.8,15.2] | 13.6 | [9.6,17.6] | 16.7 | [12.3,21.1] | 9.7 | [7.0,12.4] | 0.074 | 9.1 | [7.1,11.0] | 24.5 | [20.9,28.0] | 63.6 | [47.0,80.2] | <0.001 | |
Medication costs | Median | 15.9 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 19.9 | |||||||||
Mean | 19.9 | [18.4,21.5] | 18.5 | [16.0,21.1] | 22.8 | [19.8,25.7] | 18.8 | [16.5,21.1] | 0.918 | 18.8 | [16.7,20.9] | 23.9 | [20.2,27.6] | 22.8 | [15.0,30.7] | 0.031 | |
Among households paying for consultation | n = 550 | n = 151 | n = 182 | n = 217 | n = 370 | n = 140 | n = 38 | ||||||||||
Consultation costs | Median | 6.6 | 10 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 19.9 | 66.3 | |||||||||
Mean | 18.1 | [15.3,21.0] | 19.9 | [14.8,25.1] | 21.6 | [16.3,27.0] | 14 | [10.1,17.9] | 0.049 | 9.9 | [7.8,11.9] | 25.7 | [22.0,29.4] | 70.3 | [53.5,87.1] | <0.001 | |
Among households paying for medications | n = 667 | n = 194 | n = 205 | n = 268 | n = 331 | n = 125 | n = 30 | ||||||||||
Medication costs | Median | 16.6 | 16.6 | 19.9 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 23.2 | 28.2 | |||||||||
Mean | 23.0 | [21.2,24.8] | 21.1 | [18.2,24.1] | 26.2 | [22.8,29.6] | 22.0 | [19.2,24.7] | 0.861 | 22.8 | [20.3,25.3] | 28.2 | [24.5,31.8] | 32.0 | [22.8,41.2] | 0.006 |