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Table 3 Distribution of out-of-pocket payment by disability status and its risk factors

From: Do the issues of religious minority and coastal climate crisis increase the burden of chronic illness in Bangladesh?

Components

Out-of-pocket payment BDT# in last 30 days

Without disability

With disability

Overall OOPE

n

Median (IQR)

P-value

n

Median (IQR)

P-value

n

Median (IQR)

P-value

Demographic

 Religion

  Muslim

4730

995 (2080)

0.064

1185

1320 (2680)

0.403

5915

1030 (2214)

0.237

  Non-muslim

512

850 (1828)

145

1500 (3250)

657

990 (2130)

 Coastal region

  Coastal exposed

691

1150 (2355)

< 0.001

213

1600 (2625)

0.010

904

1280 (2470)

< 0.001

  Non-exposeda

4551

922 (2080)

1117

1250 (2700)

5668

1000 (2200)

 Gender

  Male

2190

940 (2030)

0.484

580

1400 (3400)

0.083

2770

1040 (2250)

0.860

  Female

3052

974 (2100)

750

1250 (2485)

3802

1018 (2170)

 Residence

  Rural

3669

900 (2000)

< 0.001

1031

1245 (2678)

0.012

4700

990 (2120)

< 0.001

  Urban

1573

1065 (2250)

299

1670 (2990)

1872

1140 (2430)

 Age group

  Childhood

483

730 (1940)

< 0.001

73

860 (1780)

0.021

556

785 (1890)

< 0.001

  Young adult

1795

900 (1845)

172

1000 (2050)

1967

900 (1840)

   Middle aged

2403

1022 (2320)

616

1400 (2850)

3019

1080 (2540)

   Senior aged

535

1000 (2065)

405

1500 (2730)

940

1170 (2422)

  Old senior aged

26

2195 (4720)

64

1440 (2150)

90

1580 (2910)

 Marital status

  Married

4166

1000 (2108)

0.007

924

1356 (2780)

0.038

5090

1046 (2260)

0.003

  Unmarried

553

820 (2050)

94

895 (1978)

647

833 (2050)

  Others

523

900 (1740)

312

1350 (2630)

835

1000 (2020)

Socio-economic

 Education level

  No education

2143

850 (1730)

< 0.001

772

1070 (2230)

< 0.001

2915

900 (1860)

< 0.001

  Primary

1446

921 (2020)

307

1600 (2950)

1753

1000 (2150)

  Secondary

1350

1150 (2540)

208

1920 (3310)

1558

1239 (2630)

  Higher secondary

171

1100 (2930)

23

1560 (3175)

194

1200 (2970)

  Higher education

132

1500 (3420)

20

5980 (6925)

152

1650 (4700)

 Income earner

  Yes

2039

870 (1790)

< 0.001

361

1150 (2500)

0.027

2400

900 (1867)

< 0.001

  No

3203

1000 (2275)

969

1395 (2748)

4172

1080 (2440)

 Economic status

  Poorest

793

815 (1773)

< 0.001

260

950 (2200)

< 0.001

1053

850 (1800)

< 0.001

  Poorer

1049

840 (1700)

283

1150 (2358)

1332

890 (1835)

  Middle

1145

850 (2020)

259

1800 (3410)

1404

955 (2220)

  Richer

1274

1000 (2070)

309

1315 (2290)

1583

1030 (2150)

  Richest

981

1285 (2714)

219

1946 (2990)

1200

1410 (2900)

Medical/Health

 Healthcare provider

  Public

852

1400 (2505)

< 0.001

240

1400 (2400)

< 0.001

1092

1400 (2500)

< 0.001

  Private

2916

1280 (2755)

764

1810 (3100)

3680

1400 (2850)

  Pharmacy/Dispensary

1263

500 (750)

279

680 (1080)

1542

550 (790)

  Traditional

156

565 (880)

32

565 (2488)

188

565 (890)

  Other

55

500 (1930)

15

295 (933)

70

420 (1330)

  Total

5242

961 (2090)

 

1330

1343 (2725)

 

6572

1023 (2202)

 
  1. BDT Bangladeshi Taka, OOPE Out-of-pocket expenditure, IQR interquartile range
  2. # 1 USD = 86 BDT
  3. a Non-exposed area: Coastal interior and Non-coastal area