Table 4 NCMS protection against impoverishment owing to health expenditure and CHE
Hubei | Chongqing | Zhejiang | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Households with members suffering from chronic diseases | Households without chronic diseases | p-value* | Households with members suffering from chronic diseases | Households without chronic diseases | p-value* | Households with members suffering from chronic diseases | Households without chronic diseases | p-value* | |
Poverty prevalence (N (%)) | |||||||||
Pre-payment | 72 (24.57%) | 56 (16.47%) | p = 0.011 | 46 (18.40%) | 34 (13.71%) | p = 0.154 | 15 (10.49%) | 19 (7.57%) | p = 0.321 |
Post-payment | 158 (53.92%) | 82 (24.12%) | p < 0.001 | 115 (46.00%) | 52 (20.97%) | p < 0.001 | 51 (35.66%) | 29 (11.55%) | p < 0.001 |
Post-reimbursement | 148 (50.51%) | 79 (23.24%) | p < 0.001 | 107 (42.80%) | 51 (20.56%) | p < 0.001 | 44 (30.77%) | 28 (11.16%) | p < 0.001 |
CHE prevalence (N (%)) | |||||||||
Post-payment | 172 (58.70%) | 52 (15.29%) | p < 0.001 | 116 (46.40%) | 35 (14.11%) | p < 0.001 | 66 (46.15%) | 23 (9.16%) | p < 0.001 |
Post-reimbursement | 153 (52.22%) | 44 (12.94%) | p < 0.001 | 106 (42.40%) | 28 (11.29%) | p < 0.001 | 53 (37.06%) | 17 (6.77%) | p < 0.001 |