Factors that determine catastrophic expenditure for tuberculosis care: a patient survey in China

Table 2 Household direct costs for TB care in different period or services, China 2012

Costs in different period(services)	Hanzhong		Yichang		Zhenjiang		ALL
Costs in different period(services)	Mean^a	HHI(%)^b	Mean	HHI(%)	Mean	HHI(%)	Mean	HHI(%)
Pre-Diagnosis	349	9.9	142	3.5	224	3.1	235	4.7
Post-Diagnosis, Pre-Treatment	15	0.4	19	0.5	55	0.8	30	0.6
In-Patient	513	14.5	409	10.1	649	9.0	522	10.5
Out-Patient	97	2.7	252	6.2	194	2.7	183	3.7
Nutrition Supplementation	166	4.7	25	0.6	373	5.2	186	3.7
Total	1140	32.2	847	20.8	1495	20.7	1156	23.3

a: US$, a currency exchange rate of Chinese RMB 628 Yuan to US$100 Yuan( at the end of 2012)
b: Percentage of mean annual household income

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