Table 3.
Perceived household access to care by wealth levels, measured by household assets
| Wealth level | Strongly agree | Somewhat agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Not sure | Totals | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| We are able to get medical care whenever we need it | low | 75 (35.4) | 61 (26.1) | 61 (27.1) | 22 (9.7) | 5 (1.8) | 224 | |
| med | 125 (34.6) | 125 (34.5) | 71 (20.2) | 32 (9.4) | 5 (1.3) | 358 | ||
| high | 234 (38.4) | 216 (31.4) | 123 (17.9) | 72 (10.4) | 13 (2.0) | 658 | ||
| totals | 434 | 402 | 255 | 126 | 23 | 1,240 | 0.2973 | |
| We cannot see medical specialists as often as is necessary | low | 102 (45.9) | 59 (24.1) | 45 (21.7) | 15 (7.3) | 3 (1.0) | 224 | |
| med | 158 (44.9) | 106 (29.3) | 54 (16.3) | 30 (7.9) | 7 (1.6) | 355 | ||
| high | 267 (41.2) | 184 (28.1) | 122 (20.0) | 68 (9.7) | 9 (1.0) | 650 | ||
| totals | 527 | 349 | 221 | 113 | 19 | 1,229 | 0.6412 | |
| We can always afford to buy the medicine that we need | low | 43 (19.0) | 50 (21.2) | 78 (36.0) | 48 (21.8) | 5 (2.0) | 224 | |
| med | 101 (29.3) | 86 (22.5) | 90 (24.7) | 75 (22.2) | 5 (1.1) | 357 | ||
| high | 224 (36.0) | 164 (24.9) | 165 (24.5) | 92 (13.6) | 8 (1.0) | 653 | ||
| totals | 368 | 300 | 333 | 215 | 18 | 1,234 | 0.0001 | |
| Medical care in the clinics is too expensive for us to afford | low | 156 (72.0) | 36 (15.9) | 11 (4.8) | 12 (5.5) | 5 (1.8) | 220 | |
| med | 225 (65.5) | 81 (23.7) | 18 (4.6) | 22 (5.9) | 2 (0.3) | 348 | ||
| high | 396 (62.3) | 123 (20.7) | 76 (11.9) | 27 (3.8) | 11 (1.3) | 633 | ||
| totals | 777 | 240 | 105 | 61 | 18 | 1,201 | 0.0014 | |
| If someone from the family needs to be hospitalized, this will not produce financial difficulty for your household | low | 145 (66.3) | 42 (17.4) | 17 (8.0) | 13 (6.9) | 4 (1.5) | 221 | |
| med | 220 (63.9) | 78 (22.3) | 32 (9.0) | 9 (2.7) | 7 (2.0) | 346 | ||
| high | 393 (60.0) | 138 (21.1) | 70 (11.5) | 33 (5.2) | 15 (2.2) | 649 | ||
| Totals | 758 | 258 | 119 | 55 | 26 | 1,216 | 0.4359 | |
| Asset classes for household wealth levels | low | Electric fan, kerosene heater, television, mobile phone | ||||||
| med | Plus air conditioner, generator, sewing machine, motorcycle, refrigerator | |||||||
| high | Plus automobile, computer | |||||||