Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics and hospital admission (IPD)a
| Sociodemographic of respondents/households | Hospital admission (IPD) | Pearson χ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | P value | |
| Gender of respondents | ||||
| Male | 131 (55.5%) | 59 (55.7%) | 190 (55.6%) | 0.979 |
| Female | 105 (44.5%) | 47 (44.3%) | 152 (44.4%) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 52 (22%) | 30 (28.3%) | 82 (24%) | 0.209 |
| Married | 184 (78%) | 76 (71.7%) | 260 (76%) | |
| Age | ||||
| 18–35 | 62 (26.3%) | 21 (19.8%) | 83 (24.3%) | 0.431 |
| 36–49 | 74 (31.4%) | 37 (34.9%) | 111 (32.5%) | |
| 50 or above | 100 (42.4%) | 48 (45.3%) | 148 (43.3%) | |
| Level of education | ||||
| Never attended school | 58 (24.6%) | 25 (23.6%) | 83 (24.3%) | 0.959 |
| Primary school | 86 (36.4%) | 38 (35.8%) | 124 (36.3%) | |
| Lower secondary school or higher | 92 (39%) | 43 (40.6%) | 135 (39.5%) | |
| Size of household | ||||
| 1–4 people (small) | 119 (50.4%) | 54 (50.9%) | 173 (50.6%) | 0.929 |
| 5 people or more (large) | 117 (49.6%) | 52 (49.1%) | 169 (49.4%) | |
| Level of income | ||||
| Less than 1 million LAK (US$120) | 80 (33.9%) | 30 (28.3%) | 110 (32.2%) | 0.563 |
| 1 million (US$120) to 2.5 million (US$300) | 67 (28.4%) | 31 (29.2%) | 98 (28.7%) | |
| 2.5 million (US$300) or more | 89 (37.7%) | 45 (42.5%) | 134 (39.2%) | |
| Chronic condition | ||||
| No | 206 (87.3%) | 49 (46.2%) | 255 (74.6%) | 0.000b |
| Yes | 30 (12.7%) | 57 (53.8%) | 87 (25.4%) | |
| Occupation | ||||
| Casual worker | 73 (30.9%) | 30 (28.3%) | 103 (30.1%) | 0.064 |
| Farmer | 66 (28%) | 20 (18.9%) | 86 (25.1%) | |
| Street vendor | 45 (19.1%) | 33 (31.1%) | 78 (22.8%) | |
| Labourer | 52 (22%) | 23 (21.7%) | 75 (21.9%) | |
IPD inpatient department
aBased on the 2018 data collection in Kaysone Phomvihane district and Champhone district of Savannakhet province
bStatistically significant at 95% confidence interval