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Table 3 Out-of-pocket payments for consultation fees, medications, and health care visit in Lebanon among Syrian refugees (all costs presented in USD)

From: Health service utilization and access to medicines among Syrian refugee and host community children in Lebanon

 

Survey total

By region

By facility type

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