Table 6 Out-of-pocket payment and catastrophic health expenditure prevalence comparison between households that visited public facilities and those that used other alternatives for treatment
|  | Total N = 370 | Households that only visited public facilities for treatment N = 189 | Households that used private facilities or performed self-medication N = 181 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per month (interquartile range; as LAK) | 100,000 (interquartile range: 25,000–423,750) | 60,000 (interquartile range: 20,000–250,000) | 160,000 (interquartile range: 50,000–762,500) | <  0.0001 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure/income (20% threshold) | 96 (25.9%) | 39 (20.6%) | 57 (31.5%) | <  0.0001 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure/income (40% threshold) | 60 (16.2%) | 21 (11.1%) | 39 (21.5%) | <  0.0001 |