Table 3.
Personal behavioral factors on SHI demand among civil servants in Bahir Dar town bivariate and their respective bivariate logistic regression association with SHI demand
| Variables | SHI Demand | Crude OR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Awareness | |||
| Good Awareness | 168(72.7%) | 63(27.3%) | 2.448(1.675–3.576)** |
| Poor Awareness | 134(52.1%) | 123(47.9%) | 1 |
| Attitudes towards SHI | |||
| Good attitude | 83(75.5%) | 27(24.5%) | 2.232(1.381–3.606)** |
| Poor attitude | 219(57.9%) | 159(42.1%) | 1 |
| Trust on gov’t HIA | |||
| Yes | 137(78.7%) | 37(21.3%) | 3.344(2.185–5.116)** |
| No | 165(52.5%) | 149(47.5%) | 1 |
| Perceived benefit of SHI | |||
| Helpful | 149(73.4%) | 54(26.6%) | 1 |
| Not helpful | 23(56.1%) | 18(43.9%) | 0.463(0.232–0.924)* |
| Evaluation of current pay. System | |||
| Sufficient to cover all cost | 60(71.4%) | 24(28.6%) | 1 |
| Not sufficient to cover | 242(59.9%) | 162(40.1%) | 0.598(0.3580.999)* |
| Television ownership/exposure | |||
| Yes | 96(72.8%) | 36(27.2%) | 1.942(1.254–3.006)** |
| No | 206(57.9%) | 150(42.1%) | 1 |
| Radio ownership/exposure | |||
| Yes | 75(68.8%) | 34(21.2%) | 1.477(0.938–2.372) |
| No | 227(59.9%) | 152(40.1%) | 1 |
| Newspaper ownership/exposure | |||
| Yes | 52(86.7%) | 18(13.3%) | 1.941(1.097–3.4350)* |
| No | 250(59.8%) | 168(40.2%) | 1 |
| Participation in awareness Creation sessions | |||
| Yes | 44(77.2%) | 13(22.8%) | 2.270(1.178–4.399)* |
| No | 258(59.9%) | 173(40.1%) | 1 |
*P <0.05; **P < 0.01