Table 3.
Effect of CBHI and the Associated Factors on Utilization of Outpatient Health Care Services in Yirgalem Town of Southern Ethiopia, February 2017
| Explanatory Variables | Utilized OP Health-Care Services | Un-Adjusted | Adjusted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=32) | Yes (n=114) | OR | 90% CI | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Household Characteristics | ||||||
| CBHI Scheme Membership | ||||||
| Non-member | 26 (27.7) | 68 (72.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Member | 6 (11.5) | 46 (88.5) | 2.931 | 1.306–6.579** | 2.871 | 1.039–7.929** |
| Monthly Income in Eth Birr | ||||||
| <800.00 | 18 (32.7) | 37 (67.3) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 800.00–1200.00 | 12 (20.0) | 48 (80.0) | 1.946 | 0.956–3.961 | 1.616 | 0.627–4.166 |
| ≥1200.00 | 2 (6.5) | 29 (93.5) | 7.054 | 1.938–25.679** | 5.376 | 1.050–27.532** |
| Family Size (Number of Individuals) | ||||||
| <4 | 13 (19.4) | 54 (80.6) | 1 | |||
| 4–6 | 11 (26.2) | 31 (73.8) | 0.678 | 0.31–1.464 | ||
| ≥6 | 8 (21.6) | 29 (78.4) | 0.873 | 0.380–2.002 | ||
| Household Head Individual Characteristics | ||||||
| Age in Completed Years | ||||||
| 21–40 | 13 (20.6) | 50 (79.4) | 1 | |||
| 40–60 | 9 (18.4) | 40 (81.6) | 1.556 | 0.552–2.556 | ||
| ≥60 | 10 (29.4) | 24 (70.6) | 0.624 | 0.279–1.394 | ||
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 12 (22.2) | 42 (77.8) | 1 | |||
| Male | 20 (21.7) | 72 (78.3) | 1.029 | 0.521–2.031 | ||
| Current Marital Status | ||||||
| Not in marriage | 11 (20.0) | 44 (80.0) | 1 | |||
| Married | 21 (23.1) | 70 (76.9) | 0.833 | 0.418–1.660 | ||
| Educational Status | ||||||
| No formal education | 12 (25.5) | 35 (74.5) | 1 | |||
| Primary level education | 10 (21.7) | 36 (78.3) | 1.234 | 0.552–2.761 | ||
| Junior secondary level education | 8 (20.5) | 31 (79.5) | 1.329 | 0.566–3.119 | ||
| Higher secondary education and above | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | 2.057 | 0.522–8.108 | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Not working for money | 7 (21.2) | 26 (78.8) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Work for someone else | 11 (42.3) | 15 (57.7) | 0.367 | 0.141–0.956* | 0.293 | 0.088–0.974** |
| Family farm- based agriculture | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 1.346 | 0.315–5.761 | 1.087 | 0.181–6.459 |
| Small scale trading or family business | 12 (16.0) | 63 (84.0) | 1.413 | 0.591–3.378 | 0.834 | 0.266–2.614 |
Notes: *p-value < 0.01, **p-value < 0.05; percentage in parentheses.