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. 2024 Aug 5;23:152. doi: 10.1186/s12939-024-02231-2

Table 7.

OOPE for out-patient care under public and private provider in Kerala in 2014 and 2017-18, by background characteristics

71st Round, 2014
(n = 3385)
75th Round, 2017-18
(n = 6070)
Pub (in INR) Pvt. (in INR) Pub (in INR) Pvt. (in INR) Trust/NGO (in INR) Informal (in INR) Pvt total* (in INR)
Total 221 564 239 752 800 11,439 795
Rural-urban divide
Rural 201 545 202 794 944 507 798
Urban 250 587 301 706 579 12,475 791
Gender
Male 265 573 261 813 1135 18,425 917
Female 189 557 223 707 474 1065 701
Social Group
ST 56 782 205 306 - - 306
SC 288 401 178 619 270 - 606
OBC 192 551 251 672 683 11,438 752
GEN 259 623 232 864 1001 868
Economic Class
Rural
Poorest 168 338 180 712 408 218 705
Poor 129 396 181 979 364 165 959
Middle 147 577 241 646 605 - 645
Rich 372 588 178 740 1205 810 766
Richest 396 727 250 876 1877 - 891
Urban
Poorest 241 457 260 655 243 1285 658
Poor 189 451 250 611 574 510 610
Middle 257 455 416 983 508 - 962
Rich 293 856 235 707 678 - 706
Richest 310 725 498 635 760 27,000 1118

* Private total includes for profit private provider, trust/NGO and informal provider

Source: Authors’ computation from unit records of NSSO (71st Round 2014 and 75th Round 2017-18)