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Table 3 Proportion of patients paying for drugs, lab tests, and examinations during outpatient visits by county (%), 2012

From: Implementing a “free” tuberculosis (TB) care policy under the integrated model in Jiangsu, China: practices and costs in the real world

 

DT

YZ

JR

Total

Receiving only outpatient care

(n = 14)

(n = 49)

(n = 43)

(n = 106)

- Non-free anti-TB drugs

42.9

36.7

41.9

39.6

- Liver protection drugs

64.3

85.7

83.7

82.1

- Image examinationa

85.7

77.6

53.5

68.9

- Lab testsb

100.0

98.0

100.0

99.1

Receiving outpatient and inpatient care

(n = 61)

(n = 10)

(n = 23)

(n = 94)

- Non-free anti-TB drugs

18.0

10.0

26.1

19.1

- Liver protection drugs

75.4

90.0

91.3

80.9

- Image examinationa

82.0

80.0

43.5

72.3

- Lab testsb

95.1

100.0

100.0

96.8

  1. Data source: Patient surveys and hospital records
  2. aImage examination included X-ray examination, chest radiography, and CT
  3. bLab tests included blood test, urine test, liver function test, kidney function test, etc