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Table 4 Poverty headcount before and after making OOP

From: “It is like an umbrella covering you, yet it does not protect you from the rain”: a mixed methods study of insurance affordability, coverage, and financial protection in rural western Kenya

 

Individuals falling below the poverty line before OOP

Individuals falling below the poverty line after OOP

Uninsured Poverty headcount (%, n)

64.0(1003)

65.9 (1034)

Poverty Gap (KES, range)

17,744 (17,174–18,315)

18,682(18,054–19,310

Normalized poverty gap (%, range)

45.5% (44.0–46.9)

47.9% (46.3–49.5)

Insured Poverty headcount (%, n)

44.9(92)

47.3(97)

Poverty Gap (KES, range)

14,390 (12,440–16,340)

15,144 (12,951–17,338)

Normalized poverty gap (%, range)

36.9% (31.9–41.9)

38.8% (33.2–44.4)

Total Poverty headcount (%, n)

61.8(1095)

63.8(1,131)

Total Poverty Gap (KES, range)

17,462.52 (16,913.23–18,011.81)

18,378.36 (17,772.35–18,984.37)

Normalized poverty gap (%, range)

44.7% (43.5–46.2)

47.09% (45.54–48.64)