Table 3.
Perceived needs to community-based health insurance enrolment among respondents in South Achefere, March 2016 (n=594)
| Variables | Insured n (%) | Uninsured n (%) | Difference | P values |
| Perceived health status | ||||
| Poor | 39 (43.3) | 51 (56.7) | 13.4 | 0.28 |
| Medium | 127 (45.8) | 150 (54.2) | 8.4 | 0.06 |
| Good | 131 (57.7) | 96 (42.3) | 15.4 | 0.05 |
| Perceived quality of care | ||||
| Very low | 20 (6.75) | 31 (10.4) | 3.65 | 0.108 |
| Low | 110 (37.04) | 137 (46.1) | 9.06 | 0.025* |
| Neutral | 21 (7.07) | 42 (14.1) | 7.03 | 0.05 |
| High | 115 (38.72) | 69 (23.2) | −15.52 | <0.001* |
| Very high | 31 (10.44) | 18 (6.1) | 4.34 | 0.02* |
| Current health status | ||||
| Healthy | 258 (86.87) | 246 (82.83) | 4.04 | 0.83 |
| Not healthy | 39 (13.13) | 51 (17.17) | −4.04 | 0.17 |
| First choice of place for treatment during illness | ||||
| Health institution | 279 (93.94) | 221 (74.41) | 19.53 | <0.001* |
| Traditional healer | 18 (6.06) | 76 (25.59) | −19.53 | |
| Chronic illness | ||||
| Yes | 59 (19.9) | 45 (15.2) | 4.72 | 0.131 |
| No | 238 (80.1 | 252 (84.8) | −4.7 | 0.869 |
| Expected healthcare cost of a recent treatment | ||||
| <500 birr | 211 (71.04) | 292 (98.32) | −27.28 | <0.001* |
| ≥500 birr | 86 (28.96) | 5 (1.68) | ||
*Significant at p<0.05.