Table 2.
Household expenditure categories
| Consumption category | Households of person with SMD (n = 290) | Comparison households without person with SMD (n = 289) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
| % of total consumptiona | |||||
| All food items | 75.4 | (73.5, 77.4) | 77.0 | (75.1, 79.0) | 0.202 |
| Housing and livelihood regular expenses | 15.2 | (13.5, 16.9) | 15.7 | (13.9, 17.4) | 0.243 |
| Big household expenditures | 3.1 | (1.7, 4.6) | 3.4 | (1.6, 6.1) | 0.351 |
| Health expenditures | 6.9 | (5.8, 8.0) | 5.7 | (4.5, 6.9) | 0.151 |
| % of health payments | |||||
| Consultation | 16.7 | (13.9, 19.4) | 16.3 | (11.3, 21.3) | 0.475 |
| Medication | 74.1 | (70.7, 77.4) | 71.1 | (65.8, 76.5) | 0.427 |
| Investigations | 29.6 | (23.2, 36.0) | 26.4 | (20.5, 32.4) | 0.846 |
Food items (staple foods, vegetable, fruit, spices etc.), regular household expenses (electricity, water, cooking, renting, clothing, transport, etc.), Big expenditure include (education, durable goods, cultural ceremonies, entertainment, tax etc.); health expenditure include expense on (outpatient consultation, medication, investigations, hospitalization, medical appliances, ambulance, etc.)
aAdult equivalent