Table 4 The incidence of catastrophic costs in eight hypothetical scenarios
Simulated hypothetical scenario | Incidence of catastrophic costs | Average budget per patient for full duration of treatment, in USD | |
|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | ||
TB | |||
I | Baseline (no cash transfer) | 36 (31–42) | – |
II | Transportation costs | 28 (23–33) | 114 (100–127) |
III | Food-supplement costs | 26 (21–30) | 143 (141–145) |
IV | Income lossa | 26 (21–30) | 110 (88–134) |
V | Income lossb | 17 (13–21) | 210 (183–236) |
VI | Transportation costs and income loss | 17 (13–22) | 224 (197–253) |
VII | Food-supplement costs and income loss | 16 (12–20) | 253 (231–278) |
VIII | Transportation, food supplement, and income loss | 11 (8–15) | 367 (338–398) |
MDR-TB | |||
I | Baseline (no cash transfer) | 83 (73–92) | – |
II | Transportation costs | 59 (47–71) | 1337 (1327–1344) |
III | Food-supplement costs | 77 (65–87) | 269 (269–269) |
IV | Income lossa | 58 (46–70) | 1309 (1010–1617) |
V | Income lossb | 52 (39–65) | 1617 (1338–1899) |
VI | Transportation costs and income loss | 28 (18–40) | 2647 (2351–2958) |
VII | Food-supplement costs and income loss | 53 (41–66) | 1578 (1279–1886) |
VIII | Transportation, food supplement, and income loss | 23 (13–35) | 2916 (2620–3227) |