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Table 3 Prevalence (%) of economic consequences for COPD, hypertension, and comorbidity and coping mechanisms in rural and urban sites

From: Consequences of hypertension and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, healthcare-seeking behaviors of patients, and responses of the health system: a population-based cross-sectional study in Bangladesh

Economic crises and coping mechanisms

Dhaka (urban)

Matlab (rural)

COPD

HT

Comorbidity

COPD

HT

Comorbidity

Faced some financial problems

12.5**

3.3

0.0

2.4

1.4

0.0

Coping mechanism $

      

 Sold household assets

1.1**

0.4

0.0

0.3

0.7

0.0

 Spent/reduced savings

4.3**

1.2

0.0

0.0

0.7

0.0

 Reduced expenditure on food

6.5**

1.2

0.0

0.7

0.7

0.0

 Borrowed money from relative/friend

7.1**

2.0

0.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

 Others

0.5

0.4

0.0

0.3

0.0

0.0

No. of patients (N)

184

246

53

292

140

74

  1. $Multiple responses were possible; **p < 0.01 (the prevalence compared between sites).