Table 2. OOP Health payments by region of residence, expenditure quintile and facility type.
| % reporting zero expenditure % (95% CI) | Mean expenditure (Kwacha) per visit for all who reported illness. Mean (95% CI) | Mean expenditure (Kwacha) per visit for those with positive health expenditure. Mean (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region | |||
| Rural | 83.2 (82.4 83.9) | 21.2 (16.3 26.0) | 126.0 (97.7 154.4) |
| Urban | 72.2 (70.8 73.6) | 40.9 (33.3 48.5) | 147.8 (121.3 174.5) |
| Quintile | |||
| Quintile1 | 88.0 (86.9 89.2) | 11.0 (6.9 19.1) | 84.07(62.1 106.0) |
| Quintile2 | 84.2 (86.9 89.2) | 12.5 (9.3 17.6) | 78.35(61.3 95.39) |
| Quintile3 | 77.7 (76.2 79.3) | 25.7(17.4 33.9) | 98.23(81.3 115.1) |
| Quintile4 | 74.6 (72.9 76.4) | 27.6 (21.4 33.6) | 112.56(93.6 131.5) |
| Quintile5 | 68.3 (66.2 70.4) | 54.8 (43.4 66.1) | 177.14(152.9 201.3) |
| Facility type | |||
| Third level hospital | 36.7 (31.3 42.2) | 274.7 (188.5 360.8) | 434.5 (303.2 565.9) |
| Public district hospital | 60.6 (57.1 63.0) | 62.4 (50.4 74.4) | 156.4 (128.6 184.3) |
| Public rural health centre | 71.1 (69.6 72.7) | 22.6 (13.8 31.4) | 78.4 (48.0 108.8) |
| Public urban health centre | 55.0 (52.3 57.8) | 39.8 (27.7 51.9) | 88.5 (62.1 114.9) |
| Private facility | 25.7 (19.7 31.7) | 289.1 (153.5 424.9) | 389.3 (208.9 569.8) |
| Public Health post | 74.5 (72.1 78.0) | 17.6 (12.2 22.9) | 69.1 (48.9 89.2) |
| Other | 96.3 (94.9 97.7) | 2.3 (0.91 4.40) | 19.8 (30.7 112.4) |