Table 5. Prevalence of catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment among injury-related hospitalization.
| Category | Prevalence of Catastrophic Health Expenditure (CHE) | p value | Prevalence of Impoverishment | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.01 | 0.06 | ||
| Male | 22.7 | 13.1 | ||
| Female | 20.2 | 9.1 | ||
| Age groups | <0.001 | 0.01 | ||
| 0–15 | 12.3 | 8.8 | ||
| 16–30 | 22.9 | 13.0 | ||
| 31–45 | 25.5 | 14.5 | ||
| 45–60 | 26.0 | 16.4 | ||
| Above 60 | 16.7 | 4.4 | ||
| Marital status | 0.04 | 0.09 | ||
| Unmarried | 19.9 | 9.5 | ||
| Married | 23.4 | 13.4 | ||
| Other | 31.3 | 21.4 | ||
| Education | 0.004 | 0.07 | ||
| No formal education | 18.4 | 9.0 | ||
| Primary and Middle | 21.8 | 13.3 | ||
| 10th year of education and above | 24.8 | 13.9 | ||
| Wealth quintiles | <0.001 | 0.004 | ||
| Poorest | 28.4 | 14.0 | ||
| Poor | 24.2 | 12.4 | ||
| Moderate | 25.9 | 13.4 | ||
| Rich | 19.2 | 11.5 | ||
| Richest | 13.4 | 5.3 | ||
| Health Insurance | 0.012 | 0.03 | ||
| Yes | 26.1 | 16.4 | ||
| No | 21.4 | 9.0 | ||
| Hospitalization duration (days) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| 0–3 | 5.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 4–6 | 19.4 | 11.9 | ||
| 7–10 | 36.7 | 17.9 | ||
| >10 | 61.9 | 33.6 | ||
| Type of hospital | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||
| Secondary level | 3.8 | 3.6 | ||
| Tertiary level | 27.3 | 15.1 | ||
| Type of injury | 0.006 | 0.06 | ||
| RTI | 23.5 | 13.9 | ||
| Falls | 19.1 | 9.9 | ||
| Burns | 31.6 | 19.3 | ||
| Mechanical Injury | 22.5 | 11.4 | ||
| Other | 17.7 | 6.9 | ||
| Overall | 22.2 | 12.2 | ||
p-values < 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant