Table 1.
Cross-tabulation of socio-demographic characteristics and National Health Insurance Scheme Membership of children under-five based on Chi-square test statistic with corresponding p-value in Ghana, 2011
| Total | NHIS status | Chi2; p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Valid NHIS membership | Not valid NHIS membership | |||
| N | (% 95% CI) | (% 95% CI) | |||
| Mother's education | |||||
| None | 2455 | 24.0 (21.1-27.2) | 76.0 (72.8-78.9) | ||
| Primary | 1628 | 24.8 (21.1-28.9) | 75.0 ( 71.1-78.9) | 6.43; P < 0.01 | |
| Middle/JSS | 2578 | 28.0 (24.4-31.8) | 72.0 (68.2-75.6) | ||
| Secondary/tertiary | 889 | 37.0 (31.9-42.3) | 63.0 (57.7-68.1) | ||
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 3283 | 29.0 (25.7-32.6) | 71.0 (67.4-74.3) | ||
| Rural | 4267 | 25.6 (22.9-28.4) | 74.4 (71.6-77.1) | 2.38; P > 0.05 | |
| Child's age (months) | |||||
| 0-11 | 1542 | 12.3 (9.9-15.0) | 87.7 (85.0-90.1) | ||
| 12-23 | 1453 | 30.8 (27.2-34.8) | 69.2 (65.2-72.9) | ||
| 24-35 | 1553 | 31.6(27.4-36.3) | 68.4 (63.7-72.7) | 22.35; P < 0.001 | |
| 36-47 | 1576 | 30.7 (26.7-35.0) | 69.3 (65.0-73.3) | ||
| 48-59 | 1426 | 30.2 (26.7(33.9) | 69.8 (66.1-73.3 | ||
| Sex of child | |||||
| Male | 3757 | 26.7 (24.1-29.6) | 73.3 (70.5-75.9) | ||
| Female | 3793 | 27.4 (24.8-30.2) | 72.6 (69.8-75.3) | 0.14; P > 0.05 | |
| Religion | |||||
| Christian | 4910 | 27.9(25.5-30.5) | 72.1 (69.5-74.6) | ||
| Moslem | 1495 | 27.2 (23.1-31.6) | 72.8 (68.4-76.9) | ||
| Traditional | 455 | 19.6 (15.7-24.3) | 80.4 (75.7-84.4) | 1.715; P > 0.05 | |
| other religion | 140 | 14.2 (7.1-26.4) | 85.8 (73.6-92.9) | ||
| No religion | 550 | 28.6 (21.8-36.5) | 71.3(63.5-78.3) | ||
| Socioeconomic status | |||||
| Poorest | 1730 | 20.5 (17.8-23.6) | 79.5 (76.5-82.2) | ||
| Poorer | 1551 | 23.8 (20.2-27.9) | 76.2 (72.2-79.8) | ||
| Poor | 1559 | 26.4 (21.3-32.2) | 73.6 (67.8-78.7) | 7.27; P < 0.001 | |
| Less poor | 1397 | 34.5 (29.9-39.4) | 65.5 (60.6-70.1) | ||
| Least poor | 1313 | 32.4 (27.9-37.1) | 67.7 (62.9-72.1) | ||