Table 5. Catastrophic expenditure among various socio-economic groups of SCD households.
| Expenditure | poorest n = 41 | very poor n = 36 | poor n = 35 | least poor n = 37 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-food Expenditure | US$193.79 | US$ 250.92 | US$332 | US$525.94 | |
| Ration of non-foodqn/q1 | 1 | 1.29 | 1.71 | 2.71 | |
| Ratio qn/q4 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.63 | 1 | |
|
Catastrophic threshold
10% | |||||
| Not catastrophic | 5 (12.2) | 6 (16.7) | 5 (14.3) | 13 (35.1) | 7.953 |
| Catastrophic | 26 (87.8) | 30 (83.3) | 30 (85.7) | 24 (64.9) | 0.047 |
| 30% | |||||
| Not catastrophic | 12 (29.3) | 18(50.0) | 15(42.9 | 22(59.5) | 7.655 |
| Catastrophic | 29(70.7) | 18(50.0) | 20(57.1) | 15(40.5) | (0.054 |
| 40% | |||||
| Not catastrophic | 16(39.0) | 23(63.9) | 19(54.3) | 25(67.6) | 7.739 |
| Catastrophic | 25(61.0) | 13(36.1) | 16(45.7) | 12(32.4) | (0.052) |