Table 1 Descriptive statistics of household expenditure, income source and reimbursement for breast cancer patients’ households seeking treatment at TMC, Mumbai
Variables | (Mean, Median, %) | 95% CI, IQR |
|---|---|---|
Mean number of visits to the hospital | 50 | [48, 51] |
Mean age at diagnosis (years) | 46.5 | (45.5, 47.5) |
Median MPCE (in INR) | 3953 | [2576, 6152] |
Median OOP payment (in INR) | 126,988 | [54,517, 248,612] |
Mean OOP payment (in INR) | 186,461 | [167,666, 205,257] |
Monthly mean OOP payment (in INR) | 20,419 | [18,468, 22,370] |
Percentage reimbursed | 74.4 | NA |
Mean amount reimbursed (in INR) | 71,724 | [61,747, 81,701] |
Reimbursement as a share of treatment cost at TMC | 30.2 | NA |
Percentage of rural patients | 54.3 | NA |
Percentage households with agriculture as main income source | 12.6 | NA |
Percentage households with labour as main income source | 24.0 | NA |
Percentage of patients with all three treatment modalities (radiotherapy, systemic therapy and surgery) | 83.2 | NA |
N | 429 | NA |