Variables and their measurement | Hypothesized direction of explanatory variables’ influence on primary outcome1 | |
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No/self-care vs. qualified care | Semi-qualified care vs. qualified care | |
Primary outcome variable: type of health seeking | ||
1 = No care/self-care | NA | NA |
2 = Semi-qualified professional care | ||
3 = Qualified professional care | ||
Secondary outcome variable: total out-of-pocket expenditure incurred to seek CNCD care in prior 30 days (Continuous variable) | ||
Explanatory variables | ||
Individual characteristics | Â | Â |
 Age: Continuous variable | +/- | +/- |
 Duration of illness (months): Continuous variable | - | - |
 Sex:   0 = Male   1 = Female | +/- | +/- |
 Education:   0 = No schooling   1 = Primary level and above | - | - |
 Marital status:   0 = Currently not married   1 = Currently married | +/- | +/- |
 Occupational status:   0 = Non-income generating   1 = Income generating | - | - |
 Being household head:   0 = No   1 = Yes | - | - |
 Comorbidity:   0 = No comorbidity   1 = Comorbidity | - | - |
 Category of CNCDs:   0 = Minor CNCDs, 1 = Major CNCDs | - | - |
 Household characteristics |  |  |
  Household size (no. of members): continuous variable | + | + |
Socio-economic status/ asset quintiles  1 = 1st quintile (poorest)  2 = 2nd quintile  3 = 3rd quintile  4 = 4th quintile  5 = 5th quintile (least poor) | - | - |
Proportion of household members with CNCD: continuous variable | + | + |
MFI involvement of household head and/or spouse:  0 = Not involved with MFI  1 = Involved with MFI | - | - |
Presence of acute illness in the household: 0 = No, 1 = Yes | + | + |
Contextual characteristics | Â | Â |
 Distance between household and sub-district’s public health care facility (Upazilla Health Complex/Medical college hospital): continuous variable | + | + |
 Rural or urban residence: 0 = Rural, 1 = Urban | - | - |
 Sub-district of residence :   1 = Rangpur Sadar   2 = Mithapukur   3 = Badarganj   4 = Pirganj   5 = Pirgacha | +/- | +/- |