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Table 9 Cost of treatment of malaria

From: Improving equity in malaria treatment: Relationship of socio-economic status with health seeking as well as with perceptions of ease of using the services of different providers for the treatment of malaria in Nigeria

 

Inyi

Udi

Oji

Nachi

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Treatment cost

    

Q1: most poor

140.9 (197.6)

389.1 (478.9)

292.7 (377.9)

214.7 (292.9)

Q2:average

138.4 (165.6)

359.2 (592.2)

311.1 (165.5)

420.8 (687.9)

Q3: least poor

194.1 (193.9)

491.4 (612.0)

157.1 (165.5)

619.0 (907.4)

Chi square

5.1

4.3

0.70

6.7

p-value

0.08

0.1

0.70

0.04

Transportation cost

    

Q1: most poor

19.7 (66.8)

35.5 (53.1)

49.7 (115.7)

7.9 (22.7)

Q2:average

7.6 (26.5)

28.3 (53.3)

37.4 (75.2)

23.8 (41.5)

Q3: least poor

17.1 (67.3)

50.3 (46.9)

1.4 (7.6)

41.2 (58.5)

Chi square

0.9

7.5

6.3

12.2

p-value

0.6

0.02

0.04

0.00

Total financial cost

    

Q1: most poor

307.9 (574.3)

422.3 (526.0)

301.4 (385.2)

232.1 (352.3)

Q2:average

196.0 (334.5)

935.3(3324.5)

277.9 (369.3)

444.6 (719.5)

Q3: least poor

286.5 (452.4)

544.2 (629.8)

158.6 (165.6)

661.0 (950.0)

Chi square

2.6

3.7

0.7

7.7

p-value

0.3

0.2

0.7

0.02

Time costs

    

Q1: most poor

903.6 (2560.5)

843.2 (2168.7)

740.5(1048.0)

564.2 (841.1)

Q2:average

1429.1 (2367.6)

430.3 (727.9)

1101.3 (1920.)

656.5 (950.2)

Q3: least poor

2078.3 (5261.6)

1680.6 (6660.6)

922.9 (1381.8)

1467.3 (2110.8)

Chi square

9.6

0.05

0.7

14.5

p-value

0.01

0.9

0.7

0.00