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Table 8 Average and median costs of health care access and use

From: An equity analysis on the household costs of accessing and utilising maternal and child health care services in Tanzania

 

N

Mean [SD]

Median [IQR]

Time costs (mins)

 Travel time for all clients

1143

30.1 [36.9]

20 [10–30]

 Waiting time

1394

46.7 [55.6]

26.5 [10–60]

 Consultation time

1374

12.9 [11.2]

10 [5–15]

Direct cost (USD)

 Transport cost for all clients

1299

0.41 [1.2]

0

 Medical cost for all clients

1399

0.23 [0.93]

0

  1. SD standard deviation, IQR interquartile range [25–75%]
  2. *** denotes significance at 1%, ** at 5%, and * at 10% level