Table 3 Characteristics of patients by out-of-pocket (OOP) payment
Patients who made OOP payments at the time of admission | Patients who did not make OOP payments at the time of admission | |
|---|---|---|
Total | 299 | 221 |
Patients belonging to families that live within 30 km of Patan town | 130 (43%) | 124 (56%)* |
Patients belonging to lowest caste (%) | 64 (21%) | 54 (24%) |
Patients belonging to landless families (%) | 203 (68%) | 143 (65%) |
Patients who live in huts (%) | 133 (44%) | 59 (27%)* |
Patients belonging to families where labour is the main source of income (%) | 231 (77%) | 151 (68%)* |
Patients belonging to families that ate <3 meals a day (%) | 175 (59%) | 108 (49%)* |
Patients that used private hospitals | 229 (77%) | 158 (72%) |