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Table 4 Impoverishment impact of OOP tuberculosis-related payments

From: Out-of-pocket payments and economic consequences from tuberculosis care in eastern China: income inequality

Characteristic

Income quartilesa

Total

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Poverty headcount (%)

 Pre-payment (a)

43.3

2.7

0.0

0.0

11.0

 Post-payment (b)

70.2

38.9

26.6

12.8

36.8

 Poverty impact (b)–(a)

26.9

36.2

26.6

12.8

25.8

PG (USD)

 Pre-payment (c)

107.5

1.9

0.0

0.0

26.1

 Post-payment (d)

236.1

179.7

137.9

76.6

156.9

 Poverty impact (d)–(c)

128.6

177.8

137.9

76.6

145.6

  1. aIncome quartiles are arranged from lower to higher (Q1 = lower; Q4 = higher). Abbreviations: Q1 1st Quartiles; Q2 2nd Quartiles; Q3 3rd Quartiles; Q4 4th Quartiles. OOP Out-of-pocket, USD United States Dollar