Self-reported forgone medication and difficulty paying for care due to costs, among women and men with NCDs and HTN: PURE Study (sample N’s represent those individuals from our included sample of households who responded to each question)
| High | Upper middle | Lower middle | Low | China | ||||||||
| Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | |||
| Individuals with NCD | Did not take medications because of cost | N | 1787 | 1795 | 4638 | 2763 | 2311 | 1553 | 382 | 151 | 3076 | 2446 |
| % | 4.0 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 38.7 | 12.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||
| 95% CI | 2.5 to 6.4 | (1.7 to 3.7) | 4.3 to 8.6 | 2.6 to 5.3 | 13.5 to 21.3 | 11.2 to 17.3 | 24.9 to 54.7 | 4.9 to 28.9 | (0.7 to 1.8 | 0.7 to 2.1 | ||
| Difficulty paying doctor’s fees | N | 1453 | 1532 | 4202 | 2546 | 2222 | 1492 | 342 | 122 | 3015 | 2422 | |
| % | 2.7 | 1.6 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 23.8 | 19.2 | 34.2 | 14.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 95% CI | 1.9 to 3.7 | 1.1 to 2.5 | 5.2 to 12.7 | 3.5 to 9.1 | 18.8 to 29.6 | 15.4 to 23.6 | 23.6 to 46.6 | 5.1 to 36.0 | 2.2 to 6.6 | 2.2 to 6.4 | ||
| Difficulty paying for medications | N | 1679 | 1712 | 4479 | 2694 | 2264 | 1531 | 348 | 123 | 3041 | 2435 | |
| % | 6.8 | 3.7 | 9.8 | 6.4 | 26.1 | 20.6 | 42.8 | 17.9 | 4.4 | 4.0 | ||
| 95% CI | 5.1 to 9.0 | 2.7 to 5.2 | 6.7 to 14.1 | 4.1 to 9.8 | 21.0 to 31.9 | 16.6 to 25.3 | 30.2 to 56.5 | 7.0 to 38.8 | 2.7 to 7.2 | 2.3 to 6.7 | ||
| Difficulty paying diagnostics fees | N | 1454 | 1521 | 4093 | 2478 | 2168 | 1432 | 330 | 108 | 2975 | 2379 | |
| % | 1.5 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 5.2 | 21.7 | 17.8 | 34.2 | 18.5 | 5.1 | 4.7 | ||
| 95% CI | 1.0 to 2.3 | 0.6 to 1.9 | 4.2 to 12.2 | 3.1 to 8.5 | 17.2 to 26.9 | 14.2 to 22.1 | 24.8 to 45.1 | 7.0 to 40.9 | 3.2 to 8.0 | 2.9 to 7.3 | ||
| Difficulty paying hospital bills | N | 960 | 1077 | 3329 | 2063 | 1406 | 912 | 328 | 113 | 2936 | 2360 | |
| % | 1.1 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 36.9 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.6 to 2.2 | 0.3 to 1.6 | 3.0 to 10.1 | 2.0 to 7.3 | 11.1 to 20.2 | 10.9 to 20.0 | 27.0 to 48.0 | 5.7 to 40.3 | 2.3 to 7.1 | 1.8 to 6.4 | ||
| Individuals with HTN only | Did not take medications because of cost | N | 1226 | 1173 | 3734 | 1989 | 1685 | 910 | 348 | 105 | 3164 | 2553 |
| % | 1.8 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 13.3 | 8.2 | 34.8 | 26.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||
| 95% CI | 1.2 to 2.6 | 0.8 to 2.4 | 3.4 to 6.5 | 1.8 to 3.5 | 10.0 to 17.4 | 6.3 to 10.7 | 24.8 to 46.3 | 13.3 to 46.4 | 0.9 to 2.5 | 0.6 to 1.8 | ||
| Difficulty paying doctor's fees | N | 1011 | 997 | 3292 | 1749 | 1575 | 848 | 308 | 91 | 3080 | 2500 | |
| % | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 13.0 | 39.3 | 22.0 | 3.4 | 2.1 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.7 to 2.2 | 0.3 to 1.4 | 5.8 to 13.1 | 3.9 to 9.1 | 14.0 to 23.0 | 9.7 to 17.1 | 27.1 to 53.0 | 8.7 to 45.3 | 2.0 to 5.6 | 1.3 to 3.5 | ||
| Difficulty paying for medications | N | 1176 | 1135 | 3579 | 1899 | 1628 | 885 | 315 | 95 | 3124 | 2527 | |
| % | 2.3 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 39.7 | 22.1 | 3.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 95% CI | 1.4 to 3.8 | 1.2 to 3.0 | 5.7 to 12.0 | 3.8 to 8.5 | 16.0 to 25.5 | 11.7 to 19.7 | 31.0 to 49.0 | 10.0 to 41.9 | 2.0 to 6.0 | 1.5 to 4.3 | ||
| Difficulty paying diagnostics fees | N | 992 | 1004 | 3236 | 1697 | 1499 | 789 | 299 | 92 | 3023 | 2456 | |
| % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 16.9 | 10.4 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.3 to 1.3 | 0.3 to 1.3 | 4.6 to 10.7 | 3.4 to 8.9 | 13.2 to 21.3 | 7.6 to 14.0 | 26.4 to 50.0 | 11.9 to 45.2 | 2.3 to 6.7 | 1.6 to 5.3 | ||
| Difficulty paying hospital bills | N | 591 | 602 | 2642 | 1337 | 954 | 470 | 296 | 88 | 3006 | 2439 | |
| % | 1.2 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 36.8 | 22.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 95% CI | 0.6 to 2.4 | 0.2 to 1.8 | 3.9 to 12.5 | 3.0 to 8.7 | 6.9 to 13.7 | 5.8 to 12.9 | 25.6 to 49.7 | 10.2 to 43.3 | 1.4 to 5.2 | 0.8 to 2.4 | ||
HTN, hypertension; NCDs, non-communicable diseases.