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Table 2 Frequency of dialysis per week, monthly direct cost and source of funding

From: The direct cost of dialysis supported by families for patients with chronic renal failure in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

Dialysis sessions per week

Number of sessions

%

Standard-Error

IC 95%

1

37,24

2,8

[31,83 ; 42,98]

2

55,86

2,9

[50,06 ; 61,50]

3

6,90

1,4

[4,48 ; 10,47]

Monthly direct costs of dialysis by number of sessions

Average cost of dialysis by number of sessions

per week

Average cost in FCFA

Standard-Error

IC 95%

1

59507.37

3462.735

[52691.99 ; 66322.75]

2

77 829.265

4821.571

[68339.42 ; 87319.11]

2

147 953.9

52779.27

[44073.41 ; 251834.4]

Total

75842.121

 

[66380 ; 85304]

Non parametric test of Kruskall – Wallis

Chi 2

9.995

 

p-value

0.0068

 

Sources of funding

 

Number

%

Himself

131

45,2

Relatives

95

32,8

Childrens

42

14,5

Friends

14

4,8

Others

7

2,4

Insurance

4

1,4

Social assistance

4

1,4

Employer and collaborators

1

0,3