Table 1 The characteristics of individuals who were enrolled for patient-related costs by disease condition. Values are presented as % (n), with the denominator given by the total count with a response for that characteristic, except for average group age.
Characteristics | Category | Overall | HIV | Diabetes | Hypertension | HIV + diabetes | HIV + hypertension | Diabetes + hypertension | HIV + diabetes + hypertension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Average (range) | 38 (18–78) | 49 (19–77) | 56 (27–86) | 55 (21–85) | ||||
Gender | Total | 1531 | 544 | 175 | 369 | 30 | 146 | 237 | 30 |
Female | 71.5 (1094) | 68.0 (370) | 67.4 (118) | 75.3 (278) | 66.7 (20) | 70.5 (103) | 76.4 (181) | 80.0 (24) | |
Male | 28.5 (437) | 32.0 (174) | 32.6 (57) | 24.7 (91) | 33.3 (10) | 29.5 (43) | 23.6 (56) | 20.0 (6) | |
Highest education level | Total | 1051 | 407 | 138 | 235 | 18 | 90 | 142 | 21 |
No formal education | 9.4 (99) | 5.9 (24) | 12.3 (17) | 9.8 (23) | 11.1 (2) | 7.8 (7) | 15.5 (22) | 19.0 (4) | |
Primary education | 61.7 (648) | 62.4 (254) | 61.6 (85) | 62.1 (146) | 50.0 (9) | 62.2 (56) | 61.3 (87) | 52.4 (11) | |
Secondary education | 22.4 (235) | 24.6 (100) | 18.1 (25) | 21.7 (51) | 27.8 (5) | 26.7 (24) | 16.9 (24) | 28.6 (6) | |
Higher education | 6.6 (69) | 7.1 (29) | 8.0 (11) | 6.4 (15) | 11.1 (2) | 3.3 (3) | 6.3 (9) | 0.0 (0) | |
Marital status | Total | 1053 | 407 | 138 | 236 | 18 | 90 | 143 | 21 |
Currently married | 51.0 (537) | 39.8 (162) | 68.8 (95) | 57.2 (135) | 61.1 (11) | 47.8 (43) | 58.0 (83) | 38.1 (8) | |
Separated | 15.6 (164) | 17.9 (73) | 13.0 (18) | 17.4 (41) | 5.6 (1) | 11.1 (10) | 14.0 (20) | 4.8 (1) | |
Widowed | 14.9 (157) | 9.8 (40) | 8.0 (11) | 18.6 (44) | 11.1 (2) | 26.7 (24) | 17.5 (25) | 52.4 (11) | |
Never married | 13.6 (143) | 25.1 (102) | 9.4 (13) | 4.7 (11) | 16.7 (3) | 4.4 (4) | 7.0 (10) | 0.0 (0) | |
Divorced | 4.9 (52) | 7.4 (30) | 0.7 (1) | 2.1 (5) | 5.6 (1) | 10.0 (9) | 3.5 (5) | 4.8 (1) | |
Participant’s main occupation | Total | 1050 | 405 | 138 | 236 | 18 | 90 | 142 | 21 |
Self-employed | 50.4 (529) | 51.1 (207) | 51.4 (71) | 48.3 (114) | 50.0 (9) | 51.1 (46) | 50.0 (71) | 52.4 (11) | |
Casual labourer | 11.7 (123) | 17.3 (70) | 5.8 (8) | 8.9 (21) | 16.7 (3) | 6.7 (6) | 10.6 (15) | 0.0 (0) | |
Non-governmental organisation employee | 10.2 (107) | 11.1 (45) | 10.1 (14) | 12.7 (30) | 16.7 (3) | 8.9 (8) | 4.9 (7) | 0.0 (0) | |
Unemployed (able to work) | 9.5 (100) | 8.6 (35) | 10.9 (15) | 7.2 (17) | 5.6 (1) | 7.8 (7) | 16.2 (23) | 9.5 (2) | |
Housewife | 7.5 (79) | 5.9 (24) | 10.9 (15) | 6.4 (15) | 5.6 (1) | 12.2 (11) | 7.0 (10) | 14.3 (3) | |
Unemployed (unable to work) | 5.0 (52) | 2.2 (9) | 2.2 (3) | 9.3 (22) | 0.0 (0) | 7.8 (7) | 5.6 (8) | 14.3 (3) | |
Government employee | 2.9 (30) | 1.2 (5) | 4.3 (6) | 4.7 (11) | 5.6 (1) | 3.3 (3) | 2.8 (4) | 0.0 (0) | |
Retired | 2.3 (24) | 1.5 (6) | 3.6 (5) | 2.5 (6) | 0.0 (0) | 2.2 (2) | 2.1 (3) | 9.5 (2) | |
Student | 0.6 (6) | 1.0 (4) | 0.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.7 (1) | 0.0 (0) | |
Individual who contributes most income in the household | Total | 1525 | 544 | 175 | 363 | 30 | 146 | 237 | 30 |
Self | 57.8 (881) | 62.5 (340) | 52.0 (91) | 54 (196) | 66.7 (20) | 61.0 (89) | 53.6 (127) | 60.0 (18) | |
Spouse | 19.4 (296) | 19.3 (105) | 26.9 (47) | 18.5 (67) | 20.0 (6) | 13.0 (19) | 20.7 (49) | 10.0 (3) | |
Children | 13.9 (212) | 3.5 (19) | 10.9 (19) | 22.0 (80) | 3.3 (1) | 19.9 (29) | 23.2 (55) | 30.0 (9) | |
Brother/sister | 4.1 (63) | 6.8 (37) | 4.6 (8) | 2.8 (10) | 6.7 (2) | 2.1 (3) | 1.3 (3) | 0.0 (0) | |
Other | 3.0 (46) | 4.4 (24) | 2.9 (5) | 2.8 (10) | 0.0 (0) | 2.7 (4) | 1.3 (3) | 0.0 (0) | |
Parent | 1.8 (27) | 3.5 (19) | 2.9 (5) | 0.0 (0) | 3.3 (1) | 1.4 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
Main occupation of the person who contributes most in the household | Total | 770 | 265 | 100 | 177 | 16 | 74 | 123 | 15 |
Self-employed | 55.7 (429) | 52.5 (139) | 56.0 (56) | 59.3 (105) | 50.0 (8) | 51.4 (38) | 60.2 (74) | 60.0 (9) | |
Professional | 24.2 (186) | 23.4 (62) | 26.0 (26) | 25.4 (45) | 31.3 (5) | 23.0 (17) | 22.0 (27) | 26.7 (4) | |
Other | 10.0 (77) | 13.2 (35) | 7.0 (7) | 7.9 (14) | 0.0 (0) | 14.9 (11) | 6.5 (8) | 13.3 (2) | |
Farmer | 6.1 (47) | 6.4 (17) | 7.0 (7) | 5.1 (9) | 18.8 (3) | 2.7 (2) | 7.3 (9) | 0.0 (0) | |
Unemployed | 3.0 (23) | 4.2 (11) | 1.0 (1) | 1.1 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 5.4 (4) | 4.1 (5) | 0.0 (0) | |
Housewife | 1.0 (8) | 0.4 (1) | 3.0 (3) | 1.1 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 2.7 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
Participant’s main income is based on | Total | 1504 | 538 | 171 | 361 | 30 | 140 | 235 | 29 |
Business earnings | 23.7 (356) | 22.1 (119) | 26.9 (46) | 22.7 (82) | 33.3 (10) | 22.9 (32) | 24.3 (57) | 34.5 (10) | |
Daily wage | 27.4 (412) | 32.7 (176) | 26.3 (45) | 19.9 (72) | 16.7 (5) | 25.7 (36) | 31.1 (73) | 17.2 (5) | |
Have no income | 18.9 (284) | 16.0 (86) | 15.8 (27) | 24.4 (88) | 16.7 (5) | 21.4 (30) | 17.4 (41) | 24.1 (7) | |
Monthly salary | 16.9 (254) | 19.3 (104) | 15.8 (27) | 18.3 (66) | 16.7 (5) | 15.7 (22) | 11.5 (27) | 10.3 (3) | |
Sale of farm produce | 7.8 (117) | 5.6 (30) | 7.0 (12) | 8.9 (32) | 10.0 (3) | 10.0 (14) | 10.6 (25) | 3.4 (1) | |
Other | 5.4 (81) | 4.3 (23) | 8.2 (14) | 5.8 (21) | 6.7 (2) | 4.3 (6) | 5.1 (12) | 10.3 (3) | |
Mode of transport used today | Total | 1481 | 526 | 169 | 358 | 29 | 137 | 234 | 28 |
Public transport | 78.3 (1159) | 83.5 (439) | 75.7 (128) | 66.8 (239) | 93.1 (27) | 88.3 (121) | 76.1 (178) | 96.4 (27) | |
Walking | 19.5 (289) | 14.8 (78) | 21.3 (36) | 30.2 (108) | 6.9 (2) | 10.9 (15) | 21.4 (50) | 0.0 (0) | |
Personal car | 1.9 (28) | 1.3 (7) | 3.0 (5) | 2.2 (8) | 0.0 (0) | 0.7 (1) | 2.6 (6) | 3.6 (1) | |
Other | 0.3 (5) | 0.4 (2) | 0.0 (0) | 0.8 (3) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | |
Number that left young children (aged less than about 6 years) at home | Total | 1492 | 533 | 169 | 360 | 30 | 138 | 233 | 29 |
Yes | 37.7 (563) | 34.5 (184) | 40.8 (69) | 38.9 (140) | 33.3 (10) | 34.1 (47) | 43.8 (102) | 37.9 (11) | |
No | 62.3 (929) | 65.5 (349) | 59.2 (100) | 61.1 (220) | 66.7 (20) | 65.9 (91) | 56.2 (131) | 62.1 (18) | |
Number who had to ask someone to accompany them | Total | 1510 | 537 | 174 | 363 | 30 | 143 | 233 | 30 |
Yes | 9.9 (149) | 7.8 (42) | 12.6 (22) | 11.8 (43) | 6.7 (2) | 7.7 (11) | 11.6 (27) | 6.7 (2) | |
No | 90.1 (1361) | 92.2 (495) | 87.4 (152) | 88.2 (320) | 93.3 (28) | 92.3 (132) | 88.4 (206) | 93.3 (28) | |