Table 2 Out-of-pocket payment for healthcare as a share of household capacity to pay and total household expenditure

 Slum areas

6.2 (1.8–17.9)

14.8 (5.1–35.2)

4.5 (1.4–15.0)

<0.001

 Non-slum areas

6.2 (1.8–14.4)

11.2 (3.2–22.5)

4.5 (1.2–11.0)

<0.001

     P-value^b

0.29

0.02

0.21

 Slum areas

3.5 (1.0–10.4)

8.3 (3.1–17.3)

2.7 (0.8–8.0)

<0.001

 Non-slum areas

3.6 (1.1–9.2)

7.2 (2.0–14.3)

2.9 (0.8–6.7)

<0.001

     P-value^b

0.95

0.11

0.63