Table 3 Impacts of the HCFP on household HCE and health care utilization
From: Has Vietnam Health care funds for the poor policy favored the elderly poor?
Change between years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treated | Control | Difference in changes between treated and control | ||||
2003-2001 | mean | 95%CI | Sig. | |||
HCE as % of total expenditure (%) | −2.8% | −1.7% | −1.2% | −3.3% | 0.7% | no |
Number of CHS utilizations (#) | 0.017 | −0.045 | 0.062 | 0.000 | 0.152 | no |
Number of DHC utilizations (#) | −0.015 | −0.013 | −0.002 | −0.044 | 0.065 | no |
Number of provincial/central hospital utilizations (#) | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.004 | −0.036 | 0.045 | no |
Number of private health care utilizations (#) | −0.058 | −0.011 | −0.047 | −0.278 | 0.118 | no |
Number of self-treatment (#) | −0.357 | −0.286 | −0.071 | −0.325 | 0.124 | no |
Number of go-to-pharmacy (#) | −0.365 | −0.297 | −0.068 | −0.302 | 0.241 | no |
Number of other types of health care (#) | 0.006 | −0.006 | 0.013 | 0.000 | 0.026 | no |
Total number of utilizations (#) | −0.767 | −0.658 | −0.109 | −0.703 | 0.414 | no |
2005-2001 | ||||||
HCE as % of total expenditure (%) | −2.4% | −1.5% | −1.0% | −4.5% | 1.1% | no |
Number of CHS utilizations (#) | 0.118 | −0.079 | 0.197 | 0.144 | 0.272 | yes |
Number of DHC utilizations (#) | 0.032 | 0.013 | 0.019 | −0.023 | 0.070 | no |
Number of provincial/central hospital utilizations (#) | −0.006 | −0.015 | 0.009 | −0.022 | 0.056 | no |
Number of private health care utilizations (#) | −0.410 | −0.521 | 0.111 | −0.014 | 0.243 | no |
Number of self-treatment (#) | −0.487 | −0.519 | 0.032 | −0.171 | 0.182 | no |
Number of go-to-pharmacy (#) | −0.053 | −0.393 | 0.340 | 0.108 | 0.753 | yes |
Number of other types of health care (#) | 0.004 | −0.009 | 0.013 | 0.002 | 0.024 | yes |
Total number of utilizations (#) | −0.803 | −1.524 | 0.720 | −0.121 | 1.197 | no |
2007-2001 | ||||||
HCE as % of total expenditure (%) | −2.0% | −2.4% | 0.3% | −1.6% | 3.6% | no |
Number of CHS utilizations (#) | 0.096 | −0.058 | 0.154 | 0.073 | 0.229 | yes |
Number of DHC utilizations (#) | 0.043 | 0.047 | −0.004 | −0.056 | 0.045 | no |
Number of provincial/central hospital utilizations (#) | 0.000 | 0.004 | −0.004 | −0.032 | 0.031 | no |
Number of private health care utilizations (#) | −0.382 | −0.502 | 0.120 | −0.094 | 0.348 | no |
Number of self-treatment (#) | −0.457 | −0.402 | −0.056 | −0.338 | 0.100 | no |
Number of go-to-pharmacy (#) | 0.028 | −0.248 | 0.276 | 0.034 | 0.641 | yes |
Number of other types of health care (#) | 0.004 | −0.006 | 0.011 | −0.005 | 0.018 | no |
Total number of utilizations (#) | −0.669 | −1.165 | 0.496 | −0.064 | 1.051 | no |