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Table 2 Key characteristics of the beneficiaries of all MDR-TB Packages (2013–2015)

From: Analysis of multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) financial protection policy: MDR-TB health insurance schemes, in Chhattisgarh state, India

Key Characteristics

RSBY

MSBY

Total

N = 911 (%)

N = 248 (%)

n = 1159 (%)

1. Age

  < 15

46 (5.1)

14 (5.7)

60 (5.2)

 15–34

239 (26.2)

80 (32.3)

319 (27.5)

 35–54

373 (49.9)

91 (36.7)

464 (40.0)

 55+

253 (27.8)

63 (25.4)

316 (27.3)

2. Sex

 Male

624 (68.5)

154 (62.1)

778 (67.1)

 Female

287 (31.5)

94 (37.9)

381 (32.9)

3. Socio-economic status

 Poor (1 + 2):

826 (90.7)

64 (25.8)

890 (76.8)

 Non Poor (APL)

85 (9.3)

184 (74.2)

269 (23.2)

4. No. of claims utilized in public and private health facilities by the beneficiaries

 Public

822 (90.2)

222 (89.5)

1044 (90.1)

 Private

89 (9.8)

26 (10.5)

115 (9.9)