Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

Sub-county	Freq	Percent	Chi-square
Kieni East	10	3.6	Pr = 0.000
Kieni West	11	3.9
Mathira East	30	10.7
Mathira West	5	1.8
Nyeri Town	94	33.6
Othaya	28	10.0
Tetu	12	4.3
other	90	32.1
Total	280	100

Gender	Freq	Percent
Female	114	40.71	Pr = 0.002
Male	166	59.29
Total	280	100

Age group	Freq	Percent
19–29	55	19.64	Pr = 0.000
30–39	90	32.14
40–49	50	17.86
50–59	51	18.21
60 +	34	12.14
Total	280	100

Marital status	Freq	Percent
Married	200	73.0	Pr = 0.000
Single	74	27.01
Total	274	100

Education	Freq	Percent
Bachelor	112	40.0	Pr = 0.000
Highschool	111	39.7
None	6	2.1
Postgraduate	23	8.2
Primary	28	10.0
Total	280	100

Occupation
Business	41	33.3	Pr = 0.072
Farmers	26	21.1
Health	34	27.6
Teachers	22	17.9
Total	123	100

Income	Freq	Percent
50,000–100,000	50	17.86	Pr = 0.000
< 50,000	161	57.5
> 100,000	28	10
No income	41	14.64
Total	280	100

NHIF-UHC*	Freq	Percent
No	35	12.5	Pr = 0.000
Yes	245	87.5
Total	280	100

Private insurance	Freq	Percent
No	173	61.8	Pr = 0.000
Yes	107	38.2
Total	280	100

*National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF)-Universal Health Coverage (UHC) registration