Table 1 Background characteristics of households and participants

District

Baglung

30.1

244

Kailali

69.9

566

Residence type

Urban

74.1

600

Rural

25.9

210

Sex of respondents

Male

49.0

397

Female

51.0

413

Household head

No

34.1

276

Yes

65.9

534

Age group of respondents

Upto 20 years

2.8

23

21 to 40 years

59.5

482

41 to 60 years

28.8

233

More than 60 years

8.9

72

Educational status

Illiterate

7.4

60

Literate

30.4

246

Basic education

26.4

214

Secondary education

24.3

197

Bachelor or above

11.5

93

Type of family

Nuclear

41.0

332

Joint

59.0

478

Size of family

Up to 5 members

56.4

457

6 to 10 members

42.0

340

More than 10 members

1.6

13

Wealth status

Poor

33.3

270

Middle

33.3

270

Rich

33.3

270

Ability to feed the family throughout the year

No

48.8

395

Yes

51.2

415

Family member having chronic diseases

No

65.4

530

Yes

34.6

280

Enrolled in health insurance

No

50.0

405

Yes

50.0

405

Ever heard about health insurance

No

28.0

227

Yes

72.0

583

Sources of information^a (n = 583)

Neighbour/Peer

40.3

235

Radio/FM

49.4

288

Television

36.5

213

Family members

14.8

86

Health worker/Doctor

11.1

65

Teacher

11.3

66

FCHV

13.7

80

Training/seminar

4.1

24

Enrolment assistant

70.8

413

Print media and others

3.8

22

Knowledge about the contribution amount

No

34.3

278

Yes

65.7

532

Having HI related books

No

83.2

674

Yes

16.8

136

Participated in HI related training

No

95.1

770

Yes

4.9

40

Interaction with peers or neighbours about HI

No

68.0

551

Yes

32.0

259

Known from social media

No

80.9

655

Yes

19.1

155

Listened HI related information from Radio/FM

No

52.3

424

Yes

47.7

386

Watched HI related information in TV

No

61.7

500

Yes

38.3

310

Seen hoarding board

No

73.3

594

Yes

26.7

216

Read newspaper

No

86.9

704

Yes

13.1

106

Seen brochure/poster/pamphlet

No

82.5

668

Yes

17.5

142