Table 1 Utilization of medical travel across income quintiles
From: Evaluation of public subsidy for medical travel: does it protect against household impoverishment?
Indicator | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | overall | p value | Ratio of Q1:Q5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All travelers | 172 | 154 | 227 | 137 | 125 | 815 | ||
Financial protection | 0.499 | |||||||
Subsidized travelers (N = 344) | 81 (23.5) | 65 (18.9) | 93 (27) | 59 (17.2) | 46 (13.4) | 344 (100) | 1.8 | |
Non subsidized travelers (N = 471) | 91 (19.3) | 89 (18.9) | 134 (28.5) | 78 (16.6) | 79 (16.8) | 471 (100) | 1.1 | |
Region of residence | < 0.001 | |||||||
Central region N = 366 | 40 (10.9) | 57 (15.6) | 106 (29) | 80 (21.9) | 83 (22.7) | 366 (100) | 0.5 | |
North region N = 245 | 69 (28.2) | 54 (22) | 71 (29) | 27 (11) | 24 (9.8) | 245 (100) | 2.9 | |
South region N = 204 | 63 (30.9) | 43 (21.1) | 50 (24.5) | 30 (14.7) | 18 (8.8) | 204 (100) | 3.5 | |
Type of tenure | < 0.001 | |||||||
Rent free N = 63 | 17 (27) | 13 (20.6) | 20 (31.7) | 9 (14.3) | 4 (6.3) | 63 (100) | 4.3 | |
Rented N = 147 | 7 (4.8) | 23 (15.6) | 55 (37.4) | 41 (27.9) | 21 (14.3) | 147 (100) | 0.3 | |
Owner occupied N = 605 | 148 (24.5) | 118 (19.5) | 152 (25.1) | 87 (14.4) | 100 (16.5) | 605 (100) | 1.5 | |
Household size | < 0.001 | |||||||
Small (≤5 members) | 131 (27.4) | 91 (19) | 146 (30.5) | 65 (13.6) | 45 (9.4) | 478 (100) | 2.9 | |
Medium (6–10 members) | 38 (15.3) | 46 (18.5) | 68 (27.3) | 52 (20.9) | 45 (18.1) | 249 (100) | 0.8 | |
Large (> 10 members) | 3 (3.4) | 17 (19.3) | 13 (14.8) | 20 (22.7) | 35 (39.8) | 88 (100) | 0.1 | |
Length of stay (Median, IQR) | 12.5 (9.8,19) | 15 (10,20) | 15 (10,20) | 14 (10,21) | 12 (10,21) | 14 (10,20) | 0.356 | 1.0 |
Number of visits (Median, IQR) | 1 (1,1.2) | 1 (1,2) | 1 (1,1) | 1 (1,2) | 1 (1,1) | 1 (1,1) | 0.374 | 1.0 |
Age (Median, IQR) | 48 (36,62) | 40.5 (21.2,50) | 40 (27.5,53) | 37 (20,50) | 42 (22,55) | 42 (25,54) | < 0.001 | 1.6 |