Table 3 Respondents’ and their households’ sociodemographic and catastrophic health expenditure for households with kidney health issues
Respondent’s/household’s sociodemographic characteristics | Catastrophic health expenditure | Pearson X2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | Total | ||
Gender of respondent | 0.118 | |||
Male | 110 (56.4%) | 96 (65.3%) | 206 (60.2%) | |
Female | 85 (43.6%) | 51 (34.7%) | 136 (39.8%) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 56 (28.7%) | 49 (33.3%) | 105 (30.7%) | 0.407 |
Married | 139 (73.7%) | 98 (66.7%) | 237 (69.3%) | |
Age of respondent (years) | ||||
18–35 | 38 (19.5%) | 21 (14.3%) | 59 (17.3%) | 0.296 |
36–49 | 67 (34.4%) | 47 (32%) | 114 (33.3%) | |
50 or above | 90 (46.2%) | 79 (53.7%) | 169 (49.4%) | |
Level of education | ||||
Primary school | 16 (8.2%) | 22 (15%) | 38 (11.1%) | 0.00* |
Lower secondary school to secondary school | 140 (71.8%) | 60 (40.8%) | 200 (58.5%) | |
College/university degree | 39 (20%) | 65 (44.2%) | 104 (30.4%) | |
Size of household | ||||
1–4 people (small) | 100 (51.3%) | 89 (60.5%) | 189 (55.3%) | 0.088 |
5 people or more (large) | 95 (48.7%) | 58 (39.5%) | 153 (44.7%) | |
Level of income | ||||
Less than 1 million LAK (US$ 100) | 11 (5.6%) | 64 (43.5%) | 75 (21.9%) | 0.001* |
1–2.5 million LAK (US$ 100–250) | 26 (13.3%) | 44 (29.9%) | 70 (20.5%) | |
2.5–5 million LAK (US$ 250–500) | 99 (50.8%) | 31 (21.1%) | 130 (38.0%) | |
More than 5 million LAK (US$ 500) | 59 (30.3%) | 8 (5.4%) | 67 (19.6%) | |
Respondent’s occupation | ||||
Business owner | 33 (16.9%) | 7 (4.8%) | 40 (11.7%) | 0.001* |
Farmer | 37 (19.0%) | 49 (33.3%) | 86 (25.1%) | |
Street vendor | 51 (26.2%) | 38 (25.9%) | 89 (26.0%) | |
Labourer | 42 (21.5%) | 40 (27.2%) | 82 (24.0%) | |
Government official | 32 (16.4%) | 13 (8.8%) | 45 (13.2%) | |
City of residence | ||||
Capital (Kaysone Phomvihane District) | 132 (67.7%) | 68 (46.3%) | 200 (58.5%) | 0.001* |
Others | 63 (32.3%) | 79 (53.7%) | 142 (41.5%) | |
Chronic condition | ||||
No | 190 (97.4%) | 84 (57.1%) | 274 (80.1%) | 0.001* |
Yes | 5 (2.6%) | 63 (42.9%) | 68 (19.9%) | |