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. 2021 Aug 28;21:886. doi: 10.1186/s12913-021-06881-8

Table 4.

Predicted value of health service utilization and out-of-pocket spending, chance of occurrence of catastrophic health expenditure

Outpatient visits Hospital visits Hospitalized days Hospitalized days per visit
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Medical Aid 36.16 18.38 0.33 0.24 5.63 4.67 3.99 3.12
Near-poor 29.82 14.66 0.34 0.27 6.97 6.74 4.98 4.39
Above-poverty 13.71 11.81 0.15 0.16 1.92 3.16 1.52 2.16
OOP spending CHE (10%) CHE (20%) CHE (30%) CHE (40%)
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
Medical Aid 80.04 28.91 0.32 0.13 0.16 0.08 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.01
Near-poor 226.16 84.77 0.65 0.14 0.46 0.16 0.33 0.15 0.22 0.12
Above-poverty 299.01 96.43 0.23 0.14 0.10 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.02 0.03