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Table 4 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with demand for SHI among civil servants in Bahir Dar town Administration, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 488)

From: Civil servants' demand for social health insurance in Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

SHI Demand

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Awareness

 Good Awareness

168

63

2.45(1.68–3.56)***

4.39(1.82–12.89)*

 Poor Awareness

134

123

1

1

Attitudes towards SHI

 Good attitude

83

27

2.232(1.38–3.61)***

 

 Poor attitude

219

159

1

Trust on government HIA

 Yes

137

37

3.344(2.19–5.12)***

3. 0(1.57–5.72)***

 No

165

149

1

1

Perceived benefit of SHI

 Helpful

149

54

1

 

 Not helpful

23

18

0.463(0.232–0.924)*

Current payment

 Sufficient to cover all cost

60

24

1

 

 Not sufficient to cover

242

162

0.598(0.36–0.999)*

Employment

 Administrative worker

120

45

2.066(1.38–3.10)***

 

 Professional/Technical

182

141

1

Religion

 Orthodox Christian

288

162

1

 

 Muslim

10

15

0.375(0.165–0.85)*

 Others

4

9

0.250(0.08–0.83)*

Television

 Yes

96

36

1.942(1.25–3.01)***

 

 No

206

150

1

Radio

 Yes

75

34

1.477(0.94–2.37)

 

 No

227

152

1

News paper

 Yes

52

18

1.941(1.09–3.4)*

 

 No

250

168

1

Participation in awareness Creation sessions

 Yes

44

13

2.270(1.18–4.4)*

 

 No

258

173

1

  1. *p = 0.05–0.01, ***p < =0.01
  2. Hosmer-Lemshow goodness of test for model X2 = 4.315, degree of freedom = 8, p-value = 0.83