Out-of-pocket expenditure and its determinants in the context of private healthcare sector expansion in sub-Saharan Africa urban cities: evidence from household survey in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Table 4 Mean item cost incurred in visiting private (PFP, PNFP) and public sources of care

Variable	n	Combined providers	n	Private	n	Public	p value^a
Variable	n	Mean (median\|min–max)	n	Mean (median\|min–max)	n	Mean (median\|min–max)	p value^a
Visit fee	361	1629.64 (500\|100–20,000)	191	2328.79 (1000\|100–20,000)	170	844.12 (300\|100–15,000)	<0.001
Drug	365	10,256.88 (7500\|150.0–10,000)	192	12,270.54 (10,000\|150–100,000)	173	8022.06 (6000\|400–50,000)	<0.001
Lab/test	85	8976.47 (5333\|100–100,000)	54	8714.20 (6000\|500–50,000)	31	9433.32 (5000\|100–100,000)	0.208
Transport	188	1974.47 (1200\|50–30,000)	107	2258.73 (1450\|50–30,000)	81	(1598.97 (1000\|50–24,500)	0.008
Other fees	22	1677.23 (666\|100–10,000)	10	1029.90 (666.5\|100–5100)	12	2216.67 (450\|100–10,000)	0.488

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