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Table 2 Family characteristics and HI related information, and enrolment in HI

From: Association of information, education, and communication with enrolment in health insurance: a case of Nepal

Variables

Category

Enrolled in health insurance

 

No

Yes

Chi-Square

P-Value

N

%

N

%

District

Baglung

122

50.0

122

50.0

  

Kailali

283

50.0

283

50.0

  

Residence type

Urban

298

49.7

302

50.3

0.103

0.748

Rural

107

51.0

103

49.0

  

Sex of respondents

Male

186

46.9

211

53.1

3.088

0.079

Female

219

53.0

194

47.0

  

Household head

No

153

55.4

123

44.6

4.946

0.026

Yes

252

47.2

282

52.8

  

The age group of respondents

Upto 20 years

17

73.9

6

26.1

29.565

< 0.001

21 to 40 years

270

56.0

212

44.0

  

41 to 60 years

95

40.8

138

59.2

  

More than 60 years

23

31.9

49

68.1

  

Educational status

Illiterate

27

45.0

33

55.0

2.490

0.646

Literate

132

53.7

114

46.3

  

Basic education

103

48.1

111

51.9

  

Secondary education

99

50.3

98

49.7

  

Bachelor or above

44

47.3

49

52.7

  

Type of family

Nuclear

169

50.9

163

49.1

0.184

0.668

Joint

236

49.4

242

50.6

  

Size of family

Upto 5 members

231

50.5

226

49.5

0.935

0.626

6 to 10 members

166

48.8

174

51.2

  

More than 10 members

8

61.5

5

38.5

  

Wealth status

Poor

139

51.5

131

48.5

6.163

0.046

Middle

147

54.4

123

45.6

  

Rich

119

44.1

151

55.9

  

Ability to feed the family throughout the year

No

197

49.9

198

50.1

0.005

0.944

Yes

208

50.1

207

49.9

  

Family member having chronic diseases

No

292

55.1

238

44.9

15.913

< 0.001

Yes

113

40.4

167

59.6

  

Heard about health insurance

No

217

95.6

10

4.4

262.260

< 0.001

Yes

188

32.2

395

67.8

  

Sources of HI related informationa (n = 583)

Neighbour/Peer

74

31.5

161

68.5

102.328

< 0.001

Radio/FM

101

35.1

187

64.9

  

Television

68

31.9

145

68.1

  

Family members

17

19.8

69

80.2

  

Health worker/Doctor

17

26.2

48

73.8

  

Teacher

17

25.8

49

74.2

  

FCHV

19

23.8

61

76.3

  

Training/seminar

6

25.0

18

75.0

  

Enrolment assistant

86

20.8

327

79.2

  

Print media and others

4

18.2

18

81.8

  

Knowledge about the contribution amount

No

238

85.6

40

14.4

214.713

< 0.001

Yes

167

31.4

365

68.6

  

Having HI related books

No

382

56.7

292

43.3

71.577

< 0.001

Yes

23

16.9

113

83.1

  

Participated in HI related training

No

394

51.2

376

48.8

8.521

0.004

Yes

11

27.5

29

72.5

  

Interact with peers or neighbour about HI

No

335

60.8

216

39.2

80.376

< 0.001

Yes

70

27.0

189

73.0

  

Known from social media

No

336

51.3

319

48.7

2.306

0.129

Yes

69

44.5

86

55.5

  

Listened HI related information from Radio/FM

No

259

61.1

165

38.9

43.731

< 0.001

Yes

146

37.8

240

62.2

  

Watched HI related information in TV

No

290

58.0

210

42.0

33.445

< 0.001

Yes

115

37.1

195

62.9

  

Seen hoarding board

No

335

56.4

259

43.6

36.465

< 0.001

Yes

70

32.4

146

67.6

  

Read newspaper

No

367

52.1

337

47.9

9.769

0.002

Yes

38

35.8

68

64.2

  

Seen brochure or poster or pamphlet

No

359

53.7

309

46.3

21.348

< 0.001

Yes

46

32.4

96

67.6

  
  1. Note: a = multiple responses