Table 6 Health seeking behaviour, treatment adherence and out of pocket expenses among people with diabetes and hypertension
Section 1:Health seeking behaviour and treatment adherence | ||||
Parameter | Hypertension (N = 64) | Diabetes (N = 49) | Co-existing hypertension and diabetes (N = 44) | |
Average duration of NCD (in years)# | 4.34 y | 6.19 y | 8.07 y | |
Clients reported visiting facility at least once in last 12 months (%) | 93.55 | 95.83 | 95.45 | |
Number of visits in a year (Average) | 4.56 | 4.44 | 5.41 | |
Clients that had medicines at the time of interview (%) | 92.06 | 97.92 | 97.73 | |
Clients reported as consuming medicines regularly (%) | 77.78 | 79.59 | 86.36 | |
Clients that demonstrated NCD control as per investigations on the day of the interview (%)a | 26.85 | 53.76 | -NA- | |
Section 2: Average annual expenditure on NCD (USD) by disease type and facility type | ||||
Category | Diabetes | Hypertension | Public sector | Private sector |
Medicines | 21.42 | 13.85 | 4.43 | 26.58 |
Investigations | 12.00 | 5.72 | 2.22 | 14.03 |
Consultation | 8.12 | 5.91 | 2.40 | 10.52 |
Cumulative | 42.54 | 25.48 | 8.68 | 50.95 |