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Table 4 Predictors of catastrophic health expenditure among households of a person with depression and comparison households

From: Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment in households of persons with depression: a cross-sectional, comparative study in rural Ethiopia

Factors

Catastrophic headcount§ N (%)

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

RR (95%CI)

RR (95%CI)

Mental health condition

 Depression and high disability

13 (24.0)

1.9 (1.0–4.1)

2.1 (1.1–4.6)

 Depression and low disability

8 (15.3)

1.2 (0.4–2.9)

1.3 (0.5–3.1)

 Comparison without depression

10 (12.2)

1.00†

1.00†

Area of residence

 Urban

8 (21.6)

1.4 (1.0–2.9)

1.6 (1.0–3.3)

 Rural

23 (15.2)

1.00†

1.00†

Gender of the household head

 Male

27 (17.2)

1.2 (0.5–2.6)

0.9 (0.3–2.1)

 Female

6 (14.6)

1.00†

1.00†

Consumption quintile

 Quintile 1 (lowest)

6 (21.4)

1.5 (0.5–4.1)

1.1 (0.4–3.1)

 Quintile 2

2 (6.6)

0.4 (0.1–2.1)

0.3 (0.08–1.5)

 Quintile 3

7 (18.4)

1.3 (0.5–3.5)

0.8 (0.3–2.2)

 Quintile 4

9 (21.9)

1.5 (0.6–3.9)

1.1 (0.4–2.6)

 Quintile 5 (highest)

7 (13.7)

1.00†

1.00†

Children in the household

 0

2 (7.4)

0.3 (0.05–0.9)

0.2 (0.06–0.8)

 1 or 2

13 (15.4)

0.7 (0.3–1.4)

0.5 (0.2–1.2)

 3 or more

16 (20.7)

1.00†

1.00†

Household head education

 No formal education

19 (17.4)

0.9 (0.3–2.4)

0.8 (0.3–2.2)

 Primary education

7 (14.0)

0.7 (0.2–2.2)

0.5 (0.2–1.6)

 More than primary education

5 (17.8)

1.00†

1.00†

Household having a member above 60 years old

 Yes

26 (17.4)

1.2 (0.5–3.1)

1.0 (0.4–2.5)

 No

5 (13.5)

1.00†

1.00†

  1. §Catastrophic defined as health payments ≥ 10% of total consumption. †; reference group
  2. CI, confidence interval; RR, risk ratio; Bold, significant at P < 0.05