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. 2021 Aug 6;9:689809. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.689809

Table 3.

Univariate analysis of factors associated with CHE.

Characteristics of the respondents Total CHE Standard error χ2 P-value
N (%) N (%)
Income quintilea 766.742 <0.001
      Quintile 1 18,714 (20.00) 3,703 (19.80) 0.0029
      Quintile 2 18,714 (20.00) 2,643 (14.10) 0.0025
      Quintile 3 18,714 (20.00) 2,369 (12.70) 0.0024
      Quintile 4 18,714 (20.00) 2,020 (10.80) 0.0023
      Quintile 5 18,714 (20.00) 2,270 (12.10) 0.0024
Household size 2,379.113 <0.001
      ≤ 2 41,633 (44.50) 8,350 (20.10) 0.0020
      3−4 39,289 (42.00) 3,466 (8.80) 0.0014
      ≥5 12,648 (13.50) 1,189 (9.40) 0.0026
Region 33.961 <0.001
      Eastern 31,201 (33.30) 4,046 (13.00) 0.0019
      Central 31,186 (33.30) 4,489 (14.40) 0.0020
      Western 31,183 (33.30) 4,470 (14.30) 0.0020
Location 136.568 <0.001
      Urban 46,798 (50.00) 5,886 (12.60) 0.0015
      Rural 46,772 (50.00) 7,119 (15.20) 0.0017
Gender 24.709 <0.001
      Male 69,826 (74.60) 9,476 (13.60) 0.0013
      Female 23,744 (25.40) 3,529 (14.90) 0.0023
Marital status of the head of household 550.394 <0.001
      Married 78,751 (84.20) 10,039 (12.70) 0.0012
      Others 14,819 (15.80) 2,966 (20.00) 0.0033
Educational level of the head of household 2,327.951 <0.001
      Illiterate 9,904 (10.60) 2,548 (25.70) 0.0044
      Primary school 26,556 (28.40) 4,691 (17.70) 0.0023
      Junior high school 33,742 (36.10) 3,867 (11.50) 0.0017
      Senior high school and technical school 11,800 (12.60) 1,120 (9.50) 0.0027
      Technical secondary school and above 11,568 (12.40) 779 (6.70) 0.0023
Employment status of the head of household 2,635.196 <0.001
      Employed 64,026 (68.40) 6,593 (10.30) 0.0012
      Retired 16,164 (17.30) 2,889 (17.90) 0.0030
      unemployed and students 13,380 (14.30) 3,523 (26.30) 0.0038
Medical insurance of the head of household 404.361 <0.001
      UEBMI 23,919 (25.60) 2,779 (11.60) 0.0021
      URBMI 6,847 (7.30) 986 (14.40) 0.0042
      NCMS 43,362 (46.30) 6,816 (15.70) 0.0017
      IBMIUR 12,060 (12.90) 1,774 (14.70) 0.0032
      Mixed medical insurance 4,811 (5.1%) 374 (7.80) 0.0039
      Other types and none 2,571 (2.7%) 276(10.70) 0.0061
Households including members aged above 60 years 3,593.430 <0.001
      No 52,792 (56.40) 4,192 (7.90) 0.0012
      Yes 40,778 (43.60) 8,813 (21.60) 0.0020
Households including members aged below 5 years 395.525 <0.001
      No 77,239 (82.50) 11,534 (14.90) 0.0013
      Yes 16,331 (17.50) 1,471 (9.00) 0.0022
Number of patients with chronic diseases 4,182.198 <0.001
      0 52,793 (56.40) 4,048 (7.70) 0.0012
      1 30,316 (32.40) 6,175 (20.40) 0.0023
      ≥2 10,461 (11.20) 2,782 (26.60) 0.0043
Number of hospitalized members 7,552.608 <0.001
      0 74,641 (79.80) 6,711 (9.00) 0.0010
      1 16,795 (17.90) 5,415 (32.20) 0.0036
      ≥2 2,134 (2.30) 879 (41.20) 0.0107
Preferred institutional grade for common diseases 26.674 <0.001
      Primary hospital 75,833 (81.00) 10,754 (14.20) 0.0013
      Non-primary hospital 17,737 (19.00) 2,251 (12.70) 0.0025
Whether there is a member go to clinic in 2 weeks 1,254.815 <0.001
      No 18,564 (19.80) 8,930 (11.90) 0.0024
      Yes 75,006 (80.20) 4,075 (22.00) 0.0015
Member not hospitalized despite the need for it 1,443.631 <0.001
      No 89,516 (95.70) 1,382 (34.10) 0.0016
      Yes 4,054 (4.30) 11,623 (13.00) 0.0053
Member not seeing a doctor despite the need for it 1,875.437 <0.001
      No 66,440 (71.00) 5,850 (21.60) 0.0016
      Yes 27,130 (29.00) 7,155 (10.80) 0.0019
a

Quintile 1 is the poorest, 20%, and quintile 5 is the wealthiest, 20%.