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Table 6 Determinants of impoverishment due to out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare expenditure

From: Catastrophic healthcare expenditure and impoverishment in tropical deltas: evidence from the Mekong Delta region

Variable

Description

Model 5 (Dependent = Poverty from OOP healthcare payments)

Model 6 (Dependent = Poverty from OOP healthcare payments)

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Mekong Delta region

Yes (Ref = No)

2.182***

(1.692,2.816)

1.356*

(1.005,1.828)

Sex of household head

Male (Ref = Female)

  

0.738

(0.534,1.020)

Age of household head

60+ (Ref = Under 60 years)

  

1.014*

(1.000,1.027)

Ethnicity of household head

Kinh (Ref = Other)

  

0.490**

(0.309,0.775)

Education of household head

Secondary (Ref = Upto primary)

  

1.010

(0.750,1.348)

University and other (Ref = Upto primary)

  

0.400

(0.121,1.340)

Household size

3–4 persons(Ref = 1–2 persons)

  

0.581**

(0.386,0.875)

5 persons or more(Ref = 1–2 persons)

  

0.502**

(0.305,0.827)

Having elderly people in the household

Yes (Ref = No)

  

1.170

(0.799,1.710)

Having child in the household

Yes (Ref = No)

  

1.485*

(1.005,2.195)

Observed economic/environmental shock during past 5 years

Yes (Ref = No)

  

2.078***

(1.548,2.790)

Household with at least one health insurance enrolee

Yes (Ref = No)

  

1.140

(0.741,1.738)

Hospitalized member

Yes (Ref = No)

  

1.190

(0.860,1.650)

At least one utilized of private facility in last 30 days

Yes(Ref = No)

  

5.559***

(3.667,8.425)

Location

Rural (Ref = Urban)

  

0.810

(0.604,1.076)

Expenditure quintile

2nd (Ref = Poorest)

  

65.32***

(20.56,207.6)

3rd (Ref = Poorest)

  

10.15***

(3.098,33.26)

4th (Ref = Poorest)

  

4.533*

(1.313,15.65)

Richest (Ref = Poorest)

  

1.000

(1.000,1.000)

Constant

 

0.0241***

(0.0207,0.0279)

0.0003***

(0.000,0.001)

N

 

9399

 

7519

 

LR chi2(19)

 

− 1211.6

 

− 864.2

 

Prob > chi2

 

0.000

 

0.000

 

Pseudo R2

 

0.013

 

0.259

 
  1. Note: * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001