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Table 5 Incidence of catastrophic health expenditure per episode at SEWA by specific characteristics

From: Indian community health insurance schemes provide partial protection against catastrophic health expenditure

 

Number of cases (%)

Number of cases with CHE (%) before insurance

Number of cases with CHE (%) after insurance

Probability of experiencing CHE before insurance (95% CI)

Probability of experiencing CHE after insurance (95% CI)

Provider

     

Private

2711 (86%)

1339 (89%)

640 (90%)

49% (47, 51)

24% (22, 25)

NGO

204 (6%)

74 (5%)

41 (6%)

36% (30, 43)

20% (15, 26)

Government

236 (8%)

84 (6%)

30 (4%)

35% (29, 42)

13% (9, 18)

Annual household income

     

Q1

928 (31%)

845 (56%)

396 (57%)

91% (89, 93)

43% (39, 46)

Q2

561 (19%)

346 (23%)

145 (21%)

62% (57, 66)

26% (22, 30)

Q3

869 (29%)

234 (16%)

112 (16%)

27% (24, 30)

13% (11, 15)

Q4

616 (21%)

71 (5%)

41 (6%)

11% (9, 14)

7% (5, 9)

Diagnosis

     

Fevers

745 (24%)

365 (25%)

126 (18%)

49% (45, 53)

17% (14, 20)

Injuries

405 (13%)

142 (10%)

70 (10%)

35% (30, 40)

17% (14, 21)

Diarrhoeal diseases

331 (11%)

123 (8%)

35 (5%)

37% (32, 42)

11% (7, 14)

Respiratory tract infections

306 (10%)

157 (10%)

66 (9%)

51% (45, 57)

22% (17, 27)

Non-communicable diseases

264 (8%)

139 (9%)

78 (11%)

53% (46, 59)

30% (24, 35)

Acute abdominal conditions (incl. laparotomies)

174 (6%)

100 (7%)

62 (9%)

57% (50, 65)

36% (29, 43)

Diseases of the reproductive system (incl. hysterectomies)

194 (6%)

117 (8%)

87 (12%)

60% (53, 67)

45% (38, 52)

Diseases of the urinary system

142 (5%)

74 (5%)

31 (4%)

52% (44, 61)

22% (15, 30)

Ocular conditions

113 (4%)

44 (3%)

20 (3%)

39% (30, 49)

18% (11, 26)

Exclusions

     

Claim rejected

608 (19%)

306 (20%)

306 (43%)

50% (46, 54)

50% (46, 54)

Claim accepted

2544 (81%)

1191 (80%)

405 (57%)

47% (45, 49)

16% (14, 17)

  1. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval