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Table 3 Household direct payments for TB care in Nigeria, 2011

From: Household catastrophic payments for tuberculosis care in Nigeria: incidence, determinants, and policy implications for universal health coverage

Source of direct cost

Mean costs (± SD) in US$

Percentage of mean annual household income (%)

Patient pre-diagnosis

70 (±48.4)

6.2

Patient post-diagnosis

40 (±32.2)

3.6

DOTS-supporter

7 (± 6.5)

0.6

Coping cost

40 (±38.5)

3.6

Total

157

14

  1. US$ = United States dollar.
  2. Mean annual household income at TB diagnosis = US$1123.
  3. SD = Standard deviation.
  4. Note: Based on a currency exchange rate of 150 Nigeria Naira to US$1.00.