Research Article

Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Expenditure for TB services by the study participants TB patients in Addis Ababa, by type of health service provider visited first, 2017: .

VariablesAll visits combined for health centres, birrsAll visits combined for public hospital, birrsAll visits combined for private health service, birrs
MedianIQRMedianIQRMedianIQR

Total time spent per visit (in hours, including travel time)5(2.5, 12)7.7(4, 18)3(2, 8)
Administrative costs (consultation, registration, etc.,)3(2, 12)50(22, 100)50(30, 101)
Laboratory costs (for sputum, blood, etc., except X-ray)152(30, 335)370(105, 600)280(147.5, 397)
X-ray costs (includes sending X-rays to radiologist)150(70, 152)170(150, 305)120(115, 126)
Drug costs (all kinds total)103(47, 233)372(122, 587)301(240, 345)
Travel costs (including return)21.5(10, 50)24(15, 50)19.5(8.7, 50)
Food costs (total for food and drink)37(25, 100)100(54, 150)0(0, 0)
Total expenditure (sum of all costs from)114(6, 372)517.5(41, 1103)619(284, 791)

IQR = Inter quartile range.