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Table 2 Estimates of the associations between studied households’ characteristics and facing CHEs using the multiple logistic regression model

From: Household catastrophic health expenditure and its effective factors: a case of Iran

Characteristics

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval (CI)

P-value

Income quintile

 First

1.09

0.35–3.38

0.87

 Second

1.73

0.54–5.51

0.35

 Third

1.50

0.39–5.65

0.55

 Fourth

0.71

0.17–2.87

0.64

 Fifth

1

  

Homeownership

 Owner

1

  

 Tenant

3.14

1.84–5.35

< 0.001

Having disabled family members

 Yes

27.98

6.12–32.79

< 0.001

 No

1

  

Having supplementary health insurance coverage

 Yes

1

  

 No

1.87

1.18–2.96

0.01

Having a family member over 65 years of age

 Yes

1

  

 No

0.70

0.30–1.651

0.42

Having children under 5 years old

 Yes

2.72

1.15–6.38

0.02

 No

1

  

Household size

 1–2

0.93

0.47–1.83

0.84

 3–4

0.76

0.41–1.41

0.38

 > 4

1

  
  1. CHEs catastrophic health expenditures