Table 5.
Household satisfaction in livelihood, financial difficulties and coping
| Financial difficulties and coping | Households with out-of-pocket health payments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households of person with SMD (n = 241) | Households without person with SMD (n = 115) | p-value | |||
| No | % (95% CI) | No | % (95% CI) | ||
| Household financial situation and livelihood | |||||
| Perceive income is enough | 25 | 10.3 (6.4, 14.2) | 28 | 24.3 (16.3, 32.3) | 0.001 |
| Satisfied with financial situation | 21 | 8.7 (5.1, 12.3) | 22 | 19.1 (11.8, 26.4) | 0.005 |
| Satisfied with livelihood | 89 | 36.9 (30.7, 40.0) | 71 | 61.7 (52.7, 70.7) | 0.000 |
| Coping strategies implemented | |||||
| Drew up accounts at shops | 71 | 29.4 (23.6, 35.2) | 26 | 22.6 (14.8, 30.3) | 0.175 |
| Loan from bank/financial institution | 57 | 23.6 (18.2, 29.0) | 25 | 21.7 (14.0, 29.3) | 0.689 |
| Cut down food consumption | 105 | 43.5 (37.2, 49.8) | 20 | 17.3 (10.3, 24.4) | 0.000 |
| Reduced medical visits | 68 | 28.2 (22.4, 33.9) | 7 | 6.0 (1.6, 10.5) | 0.000 |
| Asked help from community | 25 | 10.3 (6.4, 14.2) | 6 | 5.2 (1.0, 9.3) | 0.107 |
| Asked help from family | 93 | 38.5 (32.3, 44.7) | 25 | 21.7 (14.0, 29.3) | 0.002 |
| Withdrew children from school | 56 | 23.2 (17.8, 28.6) | 9 | 7.8 (2.8, 12.8) | 0.000 |
| Took on extra work | 92 | 38.1 (31.9, 44.3) | 26 | 22.6 (14.8, 30.3) | 0.004 |
| Used savings | 23 | 9.5 (5.8, 13.2) | 12 | 10.4 (4.7, 16.1) | 0.792 |
| Sold assets | 152 | 66.3 (60.2, 72.5) | 86 | 80.3 (72.7, 88.0) | 0.009 |
| More than one strategy | 159 | 65.9 (59.9–71.9) | 45 | 39.5 (30.0–48.1) | 0.000 |