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Table 3 Socioeconomic inequality in PFHIS coverage by background characteristics in Kerala

From: Assessing inequalities in publicly funded health insurance scheme coverage and out-of-pocket expenditure for hospitalization: findings from a household survey in Kerala

Background characteristics

RCI [95%CI]

SII [95%CI]

Gender

 Male

-15.2 [-25.5, -4.9]

-21.5 [-36.1, -7.0]

 Female

-18.2 [-26.3, -10.1]

-26.7 [-37.8, -15.6]

Marital Status

 Never married

-18.0(-28.6, -7.5)

-25.1(-40.5, -9.6)

 Currently Married

-16.0(-25.1, -6.9)

-23.1(-36.0, -10.2)

 Currently not married

-17.8(-27.1, -8.4)

-26.1(-38.4, -13.7)

Hospitalised in the past year

 No

-15.7(-24.6, -6.8)

-22.7(-35.1, -10.4)

 Yes

-28.8(-45.7, -12.0)

-40.4(-63.9, -16.8)

Social Group

 Scheduled Caste (SC)

-4.5(-31.2, 22.2)

-0.7(-40.5, 39.2)

 Scheduled Tribe (ST)

18.8(-12.7, 50.2)

18.2(-42.9, 79.4)

 Other Backward Class (OBC)

-18.0(-25.7, -10.3)

-26.3(-37.0, -15.6)

 Others

-19.7(-34.9, -4.5)

-29.4(-51.1, -7.7)

Religion

 Hindu

-15.0(-24.7, -5.3)

-21.3(-34.0, -8.5)

 Muslim

-22.6(-35.7, -9.5)

-35.1(-54.2, -16.0)

 Christian and others

-12.1(-28.4, 4.1)

-14.4(-38.5, 9.7)

Overall

-16.8 [-25.3, -8.4]

-24.3 [-36.1, -12.5]