Table 6.
Adjusted odds of coping strategies for financial difficulties by mental health disorder and covariates
| Characteristics | Total by subgroup | Coping strategies implemented for financial constraint | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold assets (n = 238) | Drew up accounts at shops (n = 97) | Cut down food consumption (n = 125) | Withdrew children from school (n = 65) | Relatives/family assistance (n = 118) | Reduce medical visits (n = 75) | Used savings (n = 35) | Took on extra work (n = 118) | ||
| AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
| HH of person with SMD | 241 | 0.4 (0.2, 0.9)* | 1.5 (0.8, 2.7) | 3.3 (1.8, 6.0)*** | 3.1 (1.4, 6.7)** | 2.4 (1.4, 4.1)** | 5.6 (2.4, 13.0)*** | 0.8 (0.3, 1.8) | 1.8 (1.1, 3.2)* |
| HH without person with SMD | 115 | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a |
| Residence | |||||||||
| Urban | 70 | 0.08 (0.04, 0.17)*** | 3.0 (1.6, 5.4)*** | 1.1 (0.6, 2.1) | 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.7) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.1) | 0.7 (0.2, 2.2) | 2.4 (1.3, 4.4)** |
| Rural | 286 | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a |
| Gender | |||||||||
| Male | 262 | 1.4 (0.8, 2,7) | 0.6 (0.3, 1.1) | 0.4 (0.2, 0.8)** | 1.1 (0.5, 2.1) | 1.1 (0.6, 1.9) | 0.4 (0.1, 0.7)** | 1.3 (0.5, 3.4) | 1.3 (0.8, 2.3) |
| Female | 91 | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a |
| Household consumption | |||||||||
| Quintile 1 (lowest) | 58 | 0.6 (0.2, 1.5) | 1.7 (0.7, 4.0) | 4.1 (1.8, 9.2)** | 1.9 (0.7,5.0) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.2) | 10.2 (3.7, 27.9)*** | 1.8 (0.5, 5.6) | 2.6 (1.2, 5.8)* |
| Quintile 2 | 63 | 0.7 (0.2, 1.6) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.5) | 2.6 (1.1, 5.7)* | 1.8 (0.7, 4.6) | 0.9 (0.4, 1.9) | 4.9 (1.7, 13.6)** | 1.0 (0.3, 3.5) | 2.9 (1.3, 6.2)** |
| Quintile 3 | 75 | 0.5 (0.2, 1.2) | 1.4 (0.6, 3.0) | 3.2 (1.5, 7.0)** | 1.6 (0.6, 4.0) | 1.4 (0.7, 2.8) | 6.9 (2.4, 19.2)*** | 1.3 (0.4, 3.8) | 2.3 (1.1, 4.8)* |
| Quintile 4 | 74 | 0.9 (0.4, 2.2) | 1.6 (0.7, 3.3) | 1.5 (0.6, 3.3) | 1.2 (0.4, 3.1) | 1.2 (0.6, 2.4) | 5.0 (1.7, 14.1)** | 1.1 (0.3, 3.6) | 1.8 (0.8, 3.7) |
| Quintile 5 (highest) | 86 | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a | 1.00a |
The model was run separately for each coping strategy using the same set of independent variables
CI: 95% confidence interval; AOR: Adjusted odds ratio; HH: household
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
aReference group