Table 5 Further description of cost of hemodialysis at selected institution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 128)
Variables | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Payment mechanism (hemodialysis) | Self | 49 | 38.28 | |
Third party | 9 | 7.03 | ||
Fee waivers | 70 | 54.69 | ||
Source of medication | Government drug stores | 82 | 64.06 | |
Private drug stores | 18 | 14.06 | ||
Both government and private drug stores | 28 | 21.88 | ||
Payment mechanism (medication) | Self | 98 | 76.56 | |
Third party | 27 | 21.09 | ||
Fee waivers | 3 | 2.34 | ||
Payment mechanism (lab investigation) | Self | 70 | 54.69 | |
Third party | 26 | 20.31 | ||
Fee waivers | 32 | 25.00 | ||
Visited other health facility | Yes | 44 | 34.38 | |
No | 84 | 65.63 | ||
Enough income to cover hemodialysis | Yes | 6 | 4.69 | |
No | 122 | 95.31 | ||
Coping Strategy | Staying at home | 16 | 13 | |
Minimizing sessions per week | 56 | 46 | ||
Minimizing medications | 52 | 43 | ||
Visiting traditional healers | 2 | 2 | ||
Borrowing money | 29 | 24 | ||
Support from neighbors and relatives and friends | 79 | 65 | ||
Selling assets | 47 | 39 | ||
Begging on the streets | 8 | 7 | ||
NGO’s and associations provide additional support | 11 | 9 | ||