Table 3:
Determinants of exposure to catastrophic health expenditures
| Variable |
Catastrophic expenditure
|
Univariate OR (CI) | Multifactorial OR (CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Insurance | No | 279 (25.6) | 9469 (25) | 0.97 (0.84–1.11) | 0.83 (0.72–0.96) |
| Yes | 810 (74.4) | 28450(75) | P = 0.626 | P = 0.016 | |
| Outpatient service expenses | No | 242 (22.2) | 17436 (46) | 2.98 (2.58–3.44) | 3.42 (2.88–4.05) |
| Yes | 847 (77.8) | 20482 (54) | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | |
| Inpatient service expenses | No | 466 (42.8) | 33862(89.3) | 11.16 (9.86–12.64) | 11.84 (10.33–13.57) |
| Yes | 623 (57.2) | 4057 (10.7) | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | |
| Pharmacetical expenses | No | 113 (10.4) | 13712 (36.2) | 4.89 (4.02–5.95) | 1.06 (0.84–1.35) |
| Yes | 976 (89.6) | 24204 (63.8) | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | |
| Drug addiction cessation services expenses | No | 1083 (99.4) | 37894 (99.9) | 3.40 (3.44–20.51) | 13.32 (5–35.47) |
| Yes | 6 (0.6) | 25 (0.1) | P < 0.001 | P < 0.001 | |
| Household size | 1≤x< 3 | 296 (27.2) | 6784 (17.9) | 0.57 (0.50–0.66) | 0.59 (0.5–0.69) |
| 3≤x< 6 | 596 (54.7) | 23811 (62.8) | P < 0.001 | P <0.001 | |
| 6≤x | 197 (18.1) | 7324 (19.3) | |||
| Economic status | Quintile 1 | 322 (29.6) | 7484 (19.7) | 0.77 (0.65–0.91) | |
| P < 0.001 | |||||
| Quintile 2 | 251 (23) | 7547 (19.9) | 0.57 (0.47–0.68) | ||
| P < 0.001 | |||||
| Quintile 3 | 187 (17.2) | 7614 (20.1) | 0.50 (0.41–0.60) | ||
| P < 0.001 | |||||
| Quintile 4 | 164 (15.1) | 7638 (20.1) | 0.50(0.42–0.61) | ||
| P < 0.001 | |||||
| Quintile 5 | 165 (15.2) | 7636 (20.1) | |||