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. 2020 Nov 16;12:683–691. doi: 10.2147/CEOR.S279529

Table 1.

Descriptive Results WTJ CBHI in Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Predictor Variables WTJ CBHI P-value
Yes, N (%) No, N (%) Total, N (%)
713 (60.5) 466 (39.5) 1,179 (100)
Sex Male 497 (60.8) 320 (39.2) 817 (69.3) 0.70
Female 216 (59.7) 146 (40.3) 362 (30.7)
Age Mean=41.4 years SD= 13.6 years Mean=45.7 years SD=14.9 years Mean=44.5 years SD=13.8 years 0.00
Residence Rural 648 (90.9) 414 (88.8) 1,062 (90.1)
Urban 65 (9.1) 52 (11.2) 117 (9.9) 0.25
Education Illiterate/no 389 (54.6) 267 (57.4) 656 (55.6)
Read & write 189 (26.5) 97 (20.8) 286 (24.3)
Elementary (1–4) 71 (10.0) 49 (10.5) 120 (10.2) 0.12
Elementary (5–8) 38 (5.3) 26 (5.6) 64 (5.4)
Secondary School 26 (3.7) 27 (5.8) 53 (4.5)
Marital Status Single 30 (4.2) 22 (4.7) 52 (4.4)
Married 580 (81.4) 355 (76.2) 935 (79.3) 0.13
Divorced 64 (9.0) 50 (10.7) 114 (9.7)
Widowed 39 (5.5) 39 (8.4) 78 (6.6)
Occupation Farmer 620 (87.0) 391 (83.9) 1,011 (85.8)
Merchant 34 (4.8) 11 (2.4) 45 (3.8) 0.00
Day laborer 17 (2.4) 24 (5.2) 41 (3.5)
Petty trader 42 (5.9) 40 (8.6) 82 (7.0)
Self-rated Health Poor 28 (3.9) 41 (8.8) 69 (5.9)
Medium 203 (28.5) 117 (25.1) 320 (27.1) 0.00
Good 482 (67.6) 308 (66.1) 790 (67.0)
Perceived quality Hs Poor 115 (16.1) 112 (24.0) 227 (19.3)
Medium 196 (27.5) 148 (31.8) 344 (29.2) 0.00
Good 402 (56.4) 206 (44.2) 608 (51.6)
Household size Mean=4.5 SD=1.92 Mean=4.5 SD 1.96 Mean=4.5 SD=2.0 0.68
Chronic disease No 596 (83.6) 386 (82.8) 982 (83.3)
Yes 117 (16.4) 80 (17.2) 197 (16.7) 0.73
Wealth Index Poorest 145 (20.4) 128 (27.6) 273 (23.2)
Poorer 166 (23.4) 78 (16.8) 244 (20.8)
Middle 145 (20.4) 97 (20.9) 242 (20.6) 0.01
Richer 133 (18.7) 82 (17.8) 215(18.3)
Richest 122 (17.2) 79 (17.0) 201 17.1)
Pregnant No 641 (90.2) 440 (94.6) 1,081 (91.9)
Yes 70 (9.9) 25 (5.4) 95 (8.1) 0.00
Under-five No 429 (60.2) 324 (69.5) 753 (63.9)
Yes 284 (39.8) 142 (30.5) 426 (36.3) 0.00
Enrolled in solidarity group No 90 (12.6) 55 (11.8) 145 (12.3)
Yes 623 (87.4) 411 (88.2) 1,034 (87.7) 0.67
Local credit membership No 356 (49.9) 275 (59.0) 631 (53.5)
Yes 357 (50.1) 191 (41.0) 548 (46.5) 0.00
Religious group membership No 124 (17.4) 85 (18.2) 209 (17.7)
Yes 589 (82.6) 381 (81.8) 970 (82.3) 0.70
Saving account No 382 (53.6) 267 (57.3) 649 (55.1)
Yes 331 (46.4) 199 (42.7) 530 (45.0) 0.20
Official position holder No 562 (78.8) 401 (86.0) 963 (81.7)
Yes 151 (21.2) 65 (13.9) 216 (18.3) 0.00
Availability of ORS No 149 (20.9) 60 (12.9) 209 (17.7)
Yes 564 (79.1) 406 (87.1) 970 (82.3) 0.00
Analyzer hematology No 488 (68.4) 376 (80.7) 864 (73.3)
Yes 225 (31.6) 90 (19.3) 315 (26.7) 0.00
Blood glucose test No 157 (22.0) 122 (26.2) 279 (23.7)
Yes 556 (78.0) 344 (73.8) 900 (76.3) 0.05

Abbreviation: ORS, oral rehydration salt.