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Table 4 Results of multilevel logistic analysis: MFA cash aid and CHE using the Q2 sample; SHI enrollment and CHE using the Q3 sample

From: Is the medical financial assistance program an effective supplement to social health insurance for low-income households in China? A cross-sectional study

CHE (1 = with CHE; 0 = no CHE)

Q2 sample (N = 1490; Province Group = 28; County Group = 135)

Q3 sample (N = 10,344; Province Group = 29; County Group = 158)

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Household SHI enrollment

 No participation

-

 

reference

 

 Partial participation

-

 

0.843

(0.693, 1.025)

 Full participation

-

 

0.760**

(0.626, 0.924)

MFA cash aid

1.009

(0.744, 1.367)

-

 

Log (total medical cost)

2.774***

(2.364, 3.256)

2.172***

(2.026, 2.328)

Urban

0.723

(0.449, 1.163)

0.620***

(0.474, 0.811)

Number of males

0.942

(0.808, 1.099)

0.969

(0.910, 1.031)

Number of older adults

0.896

(0.737, 1.088)

1.173***

(1.077, 1.276)

Number of children

0.655**

(0.484, 0.886)

0.806***

(0.718, 0.905)

Adjusted household health score

1.217**

(1.065, 1.392)

1.358***

(1.310, 1.407)

Number of people with chronic illnesses

0.827*

(0.692, 0.988)

0.864**

(0.791, 0.945)

Number of people with serious illnesses

1.201

(0.909, 1.587)

0.925

(0.813, 1.053)

Number of people needing long-term care

0.916

(0.741, 1.133)

0.989

(0.924, 1.060)

Number of people with high school education and above

0.725**

(0.598, 0.878)

0.660***

(0.610, 0.714)

Number of unemployed

1.253**

(1.070, 1.467)

1.291***

(1.184, 1.406)

Log (per capita household income)

0.984

(0.966, 1.003)

0.986**

(0.977, 0.996)

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, SHI social health insurance, MFA Medical Financial Assistance, CHE catastrophic health expenditure; * = p < 0.05; ** = p < 0.01; *** = p < 0.001