Table 2.
Risk Factors associated with catastrophic cost before (CC1) and after (CC2) the TB specific reimbursement
| Univariable analysis, CC1 | Multivariable logistic regression, CC1 | Multivariable logistic regression, CC2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | p value | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | p value | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | p value | |
| Migrants | 0.41 (0.21–0.77) | < 0.01 | 0.64 (0.25–1.61) | 0.34 | 0.81 (0.31–2.13) | 0.68 |
| Sex, females | 1.00 (0.53–1.90) | 0.99 | ||||
| Age, years | 1.04 (1.02–1.06) | < 0.01 | ||||
| More than 45 years old | 3.87 (2.02–7.43) | < 0.01 | 2.50 (1.20–5.21) | 0.01 | 2.52 (1.17–5.47) | 0.01 |
| Primary education and lower | 3.24(1.60–6.58) | < 0.01 | ||||
| Living area per capital, m2 | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.01 | ||||
| Family size (per person increased) | 0.84 (0.65–1.10) | 0.19 | ||||
| Unemployment | 2.17 (0.86–5.49) | 0.10 | ||||
| No feasible health insurance | 1.12 (0.60–2.07) | 0.36 | 2.69 (1.08–6.72) | 0.03 | 2.33 (0.89–6.14) | 0.08 |
| Previous TB episode | 2.67 (0.96–7.45) | 0.06 | ||||
| Patient delay; days | 1.01 (0.99–1.02) | 0.07 | ||||
| Hospital delay; days | 1.00 (0.99–1.01) | 0.76 | ||||
| Smear positive | 1.17 (0.62–2.21) | 0.63 | ||||
| Hospitalization | 11.27 (5.55–22.89) | < 0.01 | 10.78 (4.96–23.41) | < 0.01 | 14.92 (6.30–35.28) | < 0.01 |
Note, CC1 represents catastrophic costs without reimbursement from local CDC, and CC2 represents catastrophic expenditures after reimbursement from local CDC; OR = odds ratio