Table 4.
Respondents awareness about NHIS and sociodemographic characteristics (N = 345)
| Variable | Awareness about the NHIS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aware n (%) | Not aware n (%) | Test statistics | P value | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| < 40 | 16 (7.2) | 206 (92.8) | χ2 = 14.286 | 0.396 |
| ≥ 40 | 6 (4.9) | 117 (95.1) | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 18 (10.3) | 156 (89.7) | χ2 = 9.258 | 0.002 |
| Female | 4 (2.3) | 167 (97.7) | ||
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 16 (5.9) | 253 (94.1) | Yates continuity correction = 0.121 | 0.728 |
| Others* | 6 (7.9) | 70 (92.1) | ||
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 3 (3.2) | 91 (96.8) | χ2 = 35.536 | < 0.001 |
| Primary | 2 (2.2) | 87 (97.8) | ||
| Secondary | 7 (5.4) | 122 (94.6) | ||
| Postsecondary | 10 (30.3) | 23 (69.7) | ||
| Estimated monthly income (Naira) | ||||
| < 2,000 | 9 (4.3) | 202 (95.7) | χ2 = 4.260 | 0.039 |
| ≥ 2,000 | 11 (10.2) | 97 (89.8) | ||
NHIS = National Health Insurance Scheme.
*
Separated, divorced, widow, and widower.