Table 5 Incidence of catastrophic healthcare costs (CHE) in Busia and Trans Nzoia Counties
Variables | Healthcare costs | Healthcare + transport costs |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | p-value* |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Quintile 1 (poorest) | 162 | 35.8 (28.4–43.7) | 171 | 43.3 (35.7–51.1) | 0.000 |
 Quintile 2 | 168 | 20.2 (14.4–27.1) | 175 | 25.7 (19.4–32.9) | |
 Quintile 3 | 170 | 11.8 (7.3–17.6) | 174 | 15.5 (10.5–21.8) | |
 Quintile 4 | 167 | 12.0 (7.4–17.9) | 172 | 18.0 (12.6–24.6) | |
 Quintile 5 (richest) | 160 | 10.0 (5.8–15.7) | 170 | 12.4 (7.8–18.3) | |
NHIF enrolment (Wave 1 to 4) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Active NHIF | 77 | 14.3 (7.4–24.1) | 88 | 18.2 (10.8–27.8) | 0.365 |
 No NHIF (Inactive + No NHIF) | 92 | 19.6 (12.0-29.1) | 99 | 28.3 (19.7–38.2) | |
NHIF enrolment (Wave 1 to 4) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Active NHIF | 77 | 14.3 (7.4–24.1) | 88 | 18.2 (10.8–27.8) | 0.283 |
 No NHIF (Inactive + No NHIF) | 92 | 19.6 (12.0-29.1) | 99 | 28.3 (19.7–38.2) | |
 Partial NHIF†| 658 | 18.1 (15.2–21.2) | 675 | 22.8 (19.7–26.2) | |
Care seeking | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Outpatient | 806 | 13.0 (10.8–15.5) | 854 | 16.5 (14.1–19.2) | 0.001 |
 Routine | 300 | 5.3 (4.5–11.9) | — | — | |
 Inpatient | 224 | 7.6 (4.5–11.9) | 291 | 6.2 (3.7–9.6) | |
NCD status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Comorbid | 350 | 18.3 (14.4–22.7) | 361 | 23.0 (18.7–27.7) | 0.954 |
 Diabetes | 129 | 17.8 (11.7–25.5) | 136 | 22.1 (15.4–30.0) | |
 Hypertension | 345 | 17.4 (13.5–21.8) | 362 | 23.2 (19.0-27.9) | |
County | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Busia | 429 | 16.8 (13.4–20.7) | 451 | 23.1 (19.2–27.2) | 0.386 |
 Trans Nzoia | 398 | 19.1 (15.4–23.3) | 411 | 22.9 (18.9–27.2) | |
Overall | 827 | 17.9 (15.4–20.7) | 862 | 23.0 (20.3–25.9) |  |