Non-medical financial burden in tuberculosis care: a cross-sectional survey in rural China

Table 2 Non-medical financial cost related to TB treatment by study site (RMB^a)

	n	Hanzhong			Yichang			Zhenjiang			Total
	n	Mean	Median	P25-P75^b	Mean	Median	P25-P75	Mean	Median	P25-P75	Mean	Median	P25-P75
Total	752^c	2308	1785	853-3185	1453	968	318-1880	2061	1800	381-3000	1943	1429	424-2793
Inpatient	371
Travel fee		130	30	10-100	257	50	20-270	124	15	0-100	158	30	6-120
Accommodation fee		822	530	150-1060	1018	760	300-1350	547	315	108-630	766	500	150-1000
Subtotal		958	600	210-1240	1285	815	350-1710	673	400	200-823	928	540	208-1200
Outpatient	753
Travel fee		98	60	24-120	150	120	40-204	77	28	0-96	109	60	12-140
Accommodation fee		124	30	0-100	56	20	0-75	20	0	0-0	68	0	0-60
Subtotal		223	91	30-240	206	144	60-270	97	36	0-120	176	91	20-210
Additional nutrition fee	770	1586	1200	300-2400	828	435	0-1200	1596	1200	0-2400	1337	900	0-1800

^aRMB 1000: a currency exchange rate of Chinese RMB 628 Yuan to US$100 Yuan at the end of 2012, RMB1000 = US$159
^bP25: 25^th percentile. P75: 75^th percentile
^cThe total non-medical cost is the sum of the inpatient cost, outpatient cost and the additional nutrition fee. The total number of patients is less than that in the subgroup because of missing data

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