Table 3
Medical expenses incurred due to health problems
Village
name
Medical expenses
incurred during the
last year (April 08–
March 09)
Percentage of
affected
members
observing
severity of
problem
increasing at the
time of crop
stubble burning
Medical expenses incurred due to acute problem during the crop stubble
burning (October–November 08)
Absence from work
for each illness
during October–
November 2008
Chronic
disease
(per
affected
member)
(INR)
Non
chronic
disease
(per
affected
member)
(INR)
Doctor/hospital/other
charges (per affected
member) (INR)
Medicine
cost (per
affected
member)
(INR)
Transportation/freight
(per affected member)
(INR)
Self
medication
(per
affected
member)
(INR)
(No of
days per
affected
member)
Money
loss (per
affected
member)
(INR)
Dhanauri 1667
767
100.00
71
162
77
80
3
300
Ajnoda
Kalan
1750
1978
97.30
159
222
80
56
5
600
Simro
2000
478
95.45
116
200
71
92
10
1000
Total
1750
1145
97.75
119
196
77
82
5
610
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