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Table 5 Household satisfaction in livelihood, financial difficulties and coping

From: Catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for households of people with severe mental disorder: a comparative study in rural Ethiopia

Financial difficulties and coping

Households with out-of-pocket health payments

Households of person with SMD (n = 241)

Households without person with SMD (n = 115)

p-value

No

% (95% CI)

No

% (95% CI)

Household financial situation and livelihood

 Perceive income is enough

25

10.3 (6.4, 14.2)

28

24.3 (16.3, 32.3)

0.001

 Satisfied with financial situation

21

8.7 (5.1, 12.3)

22

19.1 (11.8, 26.4)

0.005

 Satisfied with livelihood

89

36.9 (30.7, 40.0)

71

61.7 (52.7, 70.7)

0.000

Coping strategies implemented

 Drew up accounts at shops

71

29.4 (23.6, 35.2)

26

22.6 (14.8, 30.3)

0.175

 Loan from bank/financial institution

57

23.6 (18.2, 29.0)

25

21.7 (14.0, 29.3)

0.689

 Cut down food consumption

105

43.5 (37.2, 49.8)

20

17.3 (10.3, 24.4)

0.000

 Reduced medical visits

68

28.2 (22.4, 33.9)

7

6.0 (1.6, 10.5)

0.000

 Asked help from community

25

10.3 (6.4, 14.2)

6

5.2 (1.0, 9.3)

0.107

 Asked help from family

93

38.5 (32.3, 44.7)

25

21.7 (14.0, 29.3)

0.002

 Withdrew children from school

56

23.2 (17.8, 28.6)

9

7.8 (2.8, 12.8)

0.000

 Took on extra work

92

38.1 (31.9, 44.3)

26

22.6 (14.8, 30.3)

0.004

 Used savings

23

9.5 (5.8, 13.2)

12

10.4 (4.7, 16.1)

0.792

 Sold assets

152

66.3 (60.2, 72.5)

86

80.3 (72.7, 88.0)

0.009

 More than one strategy

159

65.9 (59.9–71.9)

45

39.5 (30.0–48.1)

0.000