Table 1.
Background characteristics of households and participants
| Variables | Category | Total (n = 810) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | N | ||
| District | Baglung | 30.1 | 244 |
| Kailali | 69.9 | 566 | |
| Residence type | Urban | 74.1 | 600 |
| Rural | 25.9 | 210 | |
| Sex of respondents | Male | 49.0 | 397 |
| Female | 51.0 | 413 | |
| Household head | No | 34.1 | 276 |
| Yes | 65.9 | 534 | |
| Age group of respondents | Upto 20 years | 2.8 | 23 |
| 21 to 40 years | 59.5 | 482 | |
| 41 to 60 years | 28.8 | 233 | |
| More than 60 years | 8.9 | 72 | |
| Educational status | Illiterate | 7.4 | 60 |
| Literate | 30.4 | 246 | |
| Basic education | 26.4 | 214 | |
| Secondary education | 24.3 | 197 | |
| Bachelor or above | 11.5 | 93 | |
| Type of family | Nuclear | 41.0 | 332 |
| Joint | 59.0 | 478 | |
| Size of family | Up to 5 members | 56.4 | 457 |
| 6 to 10 members | 42.0 | 340 | |
| More than 10 members | 1.6 | 13 | |
| Wealth status | Poor | 33.3 | 270 |
| Middle | 33.3 | 270 | |
| Rich | 33.3 | 270 | |
| Ability to feed the family throughout the year | No | 48.8 | 395 |
| Yes | 51.2 | 415 | |
| Family member having chronic diseases | No | 65.4 | 530 |
| Yes | 34.6 | 280 | |
| Enrolled in health insurance | No | 50.0 | 405 |
| Yes | 50.0 | 405 | |
| Ever heard about health insurance | No | 28.0 | 227 |
| Yes | 72.0 | 583 | |
| Sources of informationa (n = 583) | Neighbour/Peer | 40.3 | 235 |
| Radio/FM | 49.4 | 288 | |
| Television | 36.5 | 213 | |
| Family members | 14.8 | 86 | |
| Health worker/Doctor | 11.1 | 65 | |
| Teacher | 11.3 | 66 | |
| FCHV | 13.7 | 80 | |
| Training/seminar | 4.1 | 24 | |
| Enrolment assistant | 70.8 | 413 | |
| Print media and others | 3.8 | 22 | |
| Knowledge about the contribution amount | No | 34.3 | 278 |
| Yes | 65.7 | 532 | |
| Having HI related books | No | 83.2 | 674 |
| Yes | 16.8 | 136 | |
| Participated in HI related training | No | 95.1 | 770 |
| Yes | 4.9 | 40 | |
| Interaction with peers or neighbours about HI | No | 68.0 | 551 |
| Yes | 32.0 | 259 | |
| Known from social media | No | 80.9 | 655 |
| Yes | 19.1 | 155 | |
| Listened HI related information from Radio/FM | No | 52.3 | 424 |
| Yes | 47.7 | 386 | |
| Watched HI related information in TV | No | 61.7 | 500 |
| Yes | 38.3 | 310 | |
| Seen hoarding board | No | 73.3 | 594 |
| Yes | 26.7 | 216 | |
| Read newspaper | No | 86.9 | 704 |
| Yes | 13.1 | 106 | |
| Seen brochure/poster/pamphlet | No | 82.5 | 668 |
| Yes | 17.5 | 142 | |
a Multiple responses