Table 5 Economic Burden of the morbidities among waste-pickers and non-waste pickers
Mean (95% CI) | t-test | |
|---|---|---|
Health care expenditure on injuries/illness (INR Rupees) | ||
Waste pickers | 1736 (1248–2225) | t = 1.94; p = 0.053 |
Non-waste pickers | 993 (535–1451) | |
Persistence of injury/illness (days) | ||
Waste pickers | 31 (19–42) | t = 1.41; p = 0.078 |
Non-waste pickers | 19 (13–25) | |
Total work days lost due to injury/illness (days) | ||
Waste pickers | 18 (15–21) | t = 2.80; p = 0.005 |
Non-waste pickers | 11 (7–14) | |
Total health care expenditure among waste pickers by type of facility (INR Rupees) | ||
Government | 582 (364–800) | t = 2.05; p = 0.041 |
Private | 1137 (670–1602) | |