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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of unawareness of active NHIS enrollment status (χ2 test)

From: Unawareness of health insurance expiration status among women of reproductive age in Northern Ghana: implications for achieving universal health coverage

Determinants

Active enrollment status

Seen and valid, n (%)

Seen and invalid, n (%)

p value

Age group

 15–19

513 (67)

247 (33)

 

 20–34

1064 (66)

557 (34)

0.366

 35–49

794 (64)

439 (36)

 

Level of education

 None

1366 (65)

747 (35)

 

 Primary/junior high school

786 (64)

415 (36)

0.034

 Secondary/tertiary

208 (73)

75 (27)

 

 Other

11 (65)

6 (35)

 

Functional literacy (ability to read and understand)

 Yes

768 (68)

355 (32)

0.018

 No

1603 (64)

888 (36)

 

Marital status

 Not married yet (single)

583 (67)

283 (33)

 

 Married

1656 (65)

888 (35)

0.65

 Widowed

113 (64)

63 (36)

 

 Divorced/separated

19 (68)

9 (32)

 

Marriage type

 Polygamous

561 (63)

324 (37)

0.358

 Monogamous

1083 (66)

556 (34)

 

 Do not know

12 (60)

8 (40)

 

Occupation

 Farming

757 (61)

474 (39)

 

 Trading

403 (67)

199 (33)

 

 Artisan

317 (70)

133 (30)

 

 No occupation/housewife

321 (66)

162 (34)

0.003

 Civil servant

41 (79)

11 (21)

 

 Student

453 (66)

230 (34)

 

 Other

79 (70)

34 (30)

 

Religion

 Christianity

1313 (64)

727 (36)

 

 Traditional religion

200 (61)

126 (39)

< 0.001

 Islam

834 (70)

362 (30)

 

 No religion

24 (46)

28 (54)

 

Area of residence

 Urban

216 (66)

110 (34)

0.613

 Semi-urban

345 (67)

167 (33)

 

 Rural

1810 (65)

966 (35)

 

District of residence

 Bolga M.

211 (61)

135 (39)

 

 Bongo

298 (63)

174 (37)

 

 Builsa

374 (63)

216 (37)

 

 Garu/Tempani

651 (69)

298 (31)

< 0.001

 Bawku West

228 (71)

94 (29)

 

 Talensi/Nabdam

207 (59)

146 (41)

 

 Bawku East

391 (69)

173 (31)

 

SES (wealth index)

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

459 (60)

301 (40)

 

 Quintile 2

788 (65)

424 (35)

< 0.001

 Quintile 3

167 (63)

96 (37)

 

 Quintile 4

494 (68)

233 (32)

 

 Quintile 5 (richest)

463 (71)

189 (29)

 

Autonomy

 Not autonomous

820 (67)

410 (33)

0.234

 Semi-autonomous

391 (64)

216 (36)

 

 Autonomous

445 (63)

262 (37)

 
  1. Figures in parentheses are percentages