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Table 1 Membership of NHIS among women aged 15–49 years by background characteristics, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011, Ghana

From: Health insurance and maternal, newborn services utilisation and under-five mortality

Characteristics

Number of women who have ever registered (%)

Percent of ever registered with valid NHIS card

Pearson design-based F test

Region

  

P < 0.0001

 Western

638 (62.4)

41.4

 

 Central

606 (58.0)

24.2

 

 Greater

1163 (56.1)

27.5

 

 Volta

567 (69.0)

39.3

 

 Eastern

917 (74.1)

41.5

 

 Asante

1535 (77.4)

52.7

 

 Brong Ahafo

839 (83.6)

43.0

 

 Northern

514 (68.2)

34.9

 

 Upper East

305 (75.4)

44.7

 

 Upper West

226 (80.1)

54.7

 

Area of Residence

  

P = 0.07

 Urban

4091 (70.9)

38.6

 

 Rural

3219 (66.3)

42.4

 

Age (Years)

  

P = 0.01

 15–19

1279 (67.4)

34.7

 

 20–24

1138 (68.0)

39.8

 

 25–29

1209 (68.4)

40.0

 

 30–34

1173 (71.6)

45.3

 

 35–39

1019 (71.2)

41.5

 

 40–44

823 (68.9)

39.1

 

 45–49

669 (65.4)

43.3

 

Had births in last two years

  

P < 0.001

 No

5461 (67.4)

38.6

 

 Yes

1849 (73.1)

45.5

 

Education

  

P = 0.07

 None

1356 (61.0)

40.4

 

 Primary

1248 (61.6)

39.2

 

 Middle/JHS1

3111 (71.9)

38.4

 

 Secondary+

1595 (77.8)

44.8

 

Wealth Index Quintile

  

P = 0.19

 Poorest

715 (43.1)

38.0

 

 Second

1183 (63.0)

40.7

 

 Middle

1442 (68.6)

37.3

 

 Fourth

1768 (75.4)

40.3

 

 Richest

1973 (74.6)

43.5

 

Total

7310 (68.8)

40.3

 
  1. 1JHS represents Junior High School