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. 2021 May 26;11(8):1451–1458. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2021.50

Table 2. Chi-square Test of Independent/Relationship .

Variables No Yes No + Yes No Yes P Value 
N %
District of respondents  67 1118 1185  5.7  94.3 .001
Kano 0 167 167 0.0 100.0
Bo 2 188 190 1.1 98.9
Bombali 12 188 200 6.0 94.0
Koinadugu 44 91 135 32.6 67.4
Western area rural 3 143 146 2.0 98.0
Western area urban 6 341 347 1.7 98.3
Location of household 67 1118 1185 5.7 94.3 .021
Rural area 16 348 364 4.3 95.7
Urban area 51 770 821 6.2 93.8
Age of respondents (y) 67 1118 1185 5.7 94.3 .042
20-29 5 100 105 4.7 95.3
30-39 32 485 517 6.2 93.8
40-49 18 336 354 5.1 94.9
50-59 8 169 177 4.6 95.4
60+ 4 28 32 12.6 87.4
Gender of respondents 67 1118 1185 5.7 94.3 .013
Female 16 366 382 4.2 95.8
Male 51 752 803 6.3 93.7
Marital status 67 1118 1185 5.7 94.3 .002
Single 11 150 161 6.8 93.2
Married 44 812 856 5.1 94.9
Divorced 1 100 101 0.9 99.1
Widow 11 56 67 16.4 83.6
Religion 32 1153 1185 2.8 97.2 .001
Islam 24 537 561 4.3 95.7
Christianity 8 616 624 1.3 98.7
Occupation of household heads 38 1147 1185 3.3 96.7 .004
Informal worker 32 714 746 4.3 95.7
Formal worker 6 433 439 1.4 98.6
Monthly income of household heads (Le) 59 988 1047 5.6 94.4 .001
<500 000 26 366 392 6.8 93.2
500 000-1 000 000 29 340 369 7.9 93.1
>1 000 000 4 282 286 1.4 98.6
Educational qualification 24 1161 1185 2.1 97.9 .002
Non-formal education 5 301 306 1.6 98.4
Primary school education 6 152 158 3.8 96.2
Secondary school education 5 243 248 2.0 98.0
Tertiary education 8 465 473 1.7 98.3
Awareness of SLeNHIS implementation 67 1118 1185 5.7 94.3 .014
No 64 840 904 7.1 7.1
Yes 3 278 281 1.1 98.9

Abbreviation: SLeNSHI, Sierra Leone National Social Health Insurance.