Table 1 Impoverishment and unaffordability estimates relating to purchase of medicine under different scenarios
From: Studying the impoverishing effects of procuring medicines: a national study
Impoverishment calculation scenarios | Before purchasing drug | Amoxicillin | Atorvastatin | Metformin | Amoxicillin & Atorvastatin | Amoxicillin & Metformin | Metformin & Atorvastatin | Amoxicillin & Metformin & Atorvastatin | Lipitor | Glucophage | Glucophage & Lipitor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poverty lines | ||||||||||||
Informal PL (per month) | Urban ($140) | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.7 | 27.8 | 27.9 | 28 | 28 | 28.2 | 30.4 | 28.6 | 31.6 |
Rural ($84.4) | 20.8 | 21 | 21 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.3 | 21.2 | 21.5 | 24.6 | 22.2 | 26 | |
Calculated PL (per month) | Total ($74.7) | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 13.2 |
Urban ($82.3) | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6 | 6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 8.3 | |
Rural ($68.7) | 11.9 | 12 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 16.7 | |
International PL ($3.10 PPP) | Total | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1 |
International PL ($1.90 PPP) | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Absolute impoverishment and unaffordability of medicine under different scenarios (percentage) | ||||||||||||
 Informal PL | Urban households | – | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1 | 4 |
Rural households | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 5.2 | |
 Calculated PL | Total households | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
Urban households | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.5 | |
Rural households | – | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.8 | |
 International PL ($3.10 PPP) | Total households | – | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
 International PL ($1.90 PPP) | Total households | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
Absolute impoverishment and unaffordability of medicine under different scenarios (number of households) | ||||||||||||
 Informal PL | Urban households | – | 20 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 220 | 16 | – |
Rural households | – | 21 | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 307 | 23 | – | |
 Calculated PL | Total households | – | 41 | 32 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 414 | 29 | – |
Urban households | – | 10 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 133 | 10 | – | |
Rural households | – | 10 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 282 | 20 | – | |
 International PL ($3.10 PPP) | Total households | – | 20 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 80 | 7 | – |
 International PL ($1.90 PPP) | Total households | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 3 | – |