Table 4.
Independent variables* |
Odds ratio (95%CI) for incurring financial catastrophe at different thresholds |
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---|---|---|---|---|
5% | 10% | 15% | 20% | |
Poorest/first quintile |
3.7 (2.8, 5) |
3.7 (2.6, 5.3) |
7.8 (4.5, 14.5) |
47 (12.2, 397.2) |
(Least poor/fifth quintile) |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05** |
Below poverty line card holders |
1.5 (1.1, 2) |
1.9 (1.4, 2.6) |
2.3 (1.6, 3.3) |
2.7 (1.8, 4) |
(Above poverty line card holders) |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
Government sector*** |
0.9 (0.7, 1.1) |
1 (0.8, 1.3) |
1.2 (0.9, 1.7) |
1.4 (1, 2) |
(Private sector) |
p=0.44 |
p=0.89 |
p=0.16 |
p=0.05 |
Super-specialty hospitals |
1.9 (1.5, 2.4) |
2.1 (1.6, 2.8) |
2.3 (1.7, 3.2) |
2.3 (1.6, 3.4) |
(Clinics/Health centres) |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
Referral hospitals |
1.6 (1.3, 1.9) |
1.5 (1.2, 1.9) |
1.6 (1.7, 3.2) |
1.5 (1.1, 2.1) |
(Clinics/Health centres) |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
p<0.05 |
Households with four or less members |
1.5 (1.3, 1.8) |
1.8 (1.5, 2.2) |
2.2 (1.7, 2.8) |
2.2 (1.7, 2.9) |
(Households with more than four members) | p<0.05 | p<0.05 | p<0.05 | p<0.05 |
*Comparator is provided in the bracket. **Fisher exact p value. ***173 households whose members exhibited mixed health seeking behavior (i.e. using government as well as private sector as place for consultation) were dropped from the analysis.