Table 4.
Catastrophic HCE at various cut-offs and poverty impact of ciKMC in the first 180 days of life in both arms
| ciKMC (%) | Control (%) | HR(95% CI) | P value | |
| Households which dropped below poverty line due to healthcare OOPE | 1.28 | 2.27 | 0.56 (0.36 to 0.89) |
0.01 |
| Households with CHE at 10% cut-off (HCE are ≥10% of THE) |
7.23 | 7.92 | 0.91 (0.74 to 1.12) |
0.37 |
| Households with CHE at 25% cut-off HCE is ≥25% of the THE |
3.73 | 4.69 | 0.79 (0.60 to 1.05) |
0.11 |
| Households with CHE at 40% cut-off HCE is ≥40% of the non-food household expenditure |
4.38 | 5.14 | 0.85 (0.65 to 1.11) |
0.23 |
Analysis adjusted for clustering within households.
CHE, catastrophic healthcare expenditure; ciKMC, Kangaroo Mother Care initiated in community setting; HCE, healthcare expenditure; OOPE, out-of-pocket expenditure; THE, total household expenditures.