Variable | Wet season | Dry season | p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Mean monthly expenditure per household in KES (median) | 271 (55) | 165 (40) | 0.13 |
Mean monthly direct costs as % of expenditure (median) | 7.1 (2.1) | 5.9 (1.4) | 0.58 |
Mean monthly indirect cost as % of expenditure (median) | 5.4 (0.0) | 2.1 (0.0) | 0.04 |
Mean direct costs as % of monthly expenditure | Â | Â | Â |
   • Poorest | 11.0 | 16.1 | 0.47 |
   • Very poor | 7.8 | 3.2 | 0.18 |
   • Poor | 5.0 | 3.7 | 0.59 |
   • Less poor | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.37 |
   • Least poor | 3.4 | 2.6 | 0.57 |
Indirect costs as % of monthly expenditure | Â | Â | Â |
   • Poorest | 8.1 | 1.9 | 0.17 |
   • Very poor | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.47 |
   • Poor | 3.4 | 3.5 | 0.89 |
   • Less poor | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.43 |
   • Least poor | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Households adopting coping strategy (%)* | n = 74 | n = 42 | Â |
   • Borrowing | 37 (50.0) | 29 (69.0) | 0.05 |
   • Gifts | 29 (39.2) | 7 (16.7) | 0.01 |
   • Sell labour | 21 (28.3) | 4 (9.5) | 0.02 |
   • Sell assets | 6 (8.1) | 7 (16.7) | 0.22 |
   • Credit from health care provider | 8 (10.8) | 6 (14.3) | 0.57 |
   • Other (mixed) | 14 (18.9) | 12 (28.6) | 0.25 |