Table 3.
Characteristics of households that participated in the discrete choice experiment
| Variable | Slum community | Non-slum area community | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (percentage) | Frequency (percentage) | Frequency (percentage) | |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 34 (28.3) | 37 (30.8) | 71 (29.6) |
| Male | 86 (71.7) | 83 (69.2) | 169 (70.4) |
| Age | Mean 32.49 (SD 8.2) | Mean 37.29 (SD = 10.6)*** | Mean = 34.89 (SD = 9.8) |
| Marriage status | |||
| Married | 79 (65.8) | 84 (70.0) | 163 (67.9) |
| Not married | 41 (34.2) | 36 (30.0) | 77 (32.1) |
| Number of HH with children | |||
| 0–3 | 88 (73.3) | 68 (56.7) | 156 (65.0) |
| > 3 | 32 (26.7) | 52 (43.3)*** | 84 (35.0) |
| History of paying for health in government facilities | |||
| Yes | 107 (89.2) | 106 (88.3) | 212 (88.3) |
| No | 13 (10.8) | 14 (11.7) | 28 (11.7) |
| Education level | |||
| No education | 5 (4.2) | 5 (4.2) | 10 (4.2) |
| Primary education | 44 (36.7) | 24 (20.0) | 68 (28.3) |
| Senior 4 | 32 (26.7) | 49 (40.8) | 81 (33.8) |
| Senior 6 | 21 (17.5) | 21 (17.5) | 42 (17.5) |
| University | 13 (10.8) | 16 (13.3) | 29 (12.1) |
| Vocational institute | 5 (4.2) | 5 (4.2)*** | 10 (4.2) |
| Occupation | |||
| Salaried employee | 38 (31.7) | 39 (32.5) | 77 (32.1) |
| Casual worker | 17 (14.2) | 14 (11.7) | 31 (12.9) |
| Self-employed | 43 (35.8) | 55 (45.8) | 98 (40.8) |
| Unemployed | 18 (15.0) | 7 (5.8) | 25 (10.4) |
| Others | 84(72.0) | 85(70.8)*** | 169 (70.4) |
| HH income per month | Mean 367,625 (SD 269,622.7) | Mean 615,750 (SD 645,989)*** | Mean 491,687.5(SD = 510,226.2) |
| HH income per month categories (UGX) | |||
| 0–200,000 | 42 (35.0) | 14 (11.7) | 22 (9.2) |
| 200,001–400,000 | 44 (36.7) | 41 (34.2) | 85 (35.4) |
| 400,001–600,000 | 19 (15.8) | 32 (26.7) | 51 (21.3) |
| > 600,001 | 15 (12.5) | 33 (27.5)**** | 48 (20.0) |
| Possession of health insurance | |||
| Yes | 8 (6.7) | 7 (5.9) | 16 (6.7) |
| No | 112 (93.3) | 113 (94.1) | 224 (93.3) |
| The usual source of health care | |||
| Public facilities | 58 (48.3) | 46 (38.3) | 104 (43.3) |
| Private facilities | 62 (51.7) | 74 (61.7)*** | 136 (56.7) |
| Chronic illness in HH | |||
| Yes | 45 (37.5) | 36 (30.0) | 81 (33.8) |
| No | 75 (62.5) | 84 (70.0)*** | 159 (66.2) |
| Socio-economic status | |||
| Quantile 1 | 44 (37.7) | 16 (13.3) | 60 (25.0) |
| Quantile 2 | 36 (30.0) | 24 (20.0) | 60 (25.0) |
| Quantile 3 | 28 (23.3) | 32 (26.7) | 60 (25.0) |
| Quantile 4 | 12 (10.0) | 48 (40.0)**** | 60 (25.0) |
P values for categorical values were based on chi-squared tests while for continuous variables, it was based on t-tests
Private facilities include facilities owned by private individuals and organizations and faith-based organizations
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, Where asterisks do not exist, there was no statistically significant difference in the variable identified