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Table 2 Choice of care among individuals seeking care by insurance status, demographic and socio-economic characteristics and type of illness

From: Malaria care seeking behavior of individuals in Ghana under the NHIS: Are we back to the use of informal care?

Variable

Regional/District hospital (%)

Private hospital/clinic (%)

Public health centre/clinic (%)

Informal care (%)

P-value*

 

N = 85 (24)

N = 41 (12)

N = 124 (35)

N = 102(29)

 

Insurance status

     

Insured

32

14

38

16

P = 0.000

Uninsured

13

8

31

48

 

Wealth quintiles

     

First (poor)

16

14

39

31

P = 0.141

Second

13

11

37

39

 

Third

27

10

37

26

 

Fourth

21

13

34

33

 

Fifth (non poor)

36

12

32

20

 

Sex

     

Male

26

10

33

31

P = 0.667

Female

23

13

37

27

 

Age

     

<18

22

10

37

31

P = 0.314

18-69

31

14

32

23

 

70+

24

12

35

29

 

Education

     

No education

20

16

29

35

P = 0.018

Some primary

29

8

39

24

 

Middle/JSS**

35

10

40

15

 

Secondary & above

14

0

38

48

 

Residence

     

Urban

30

11

34

25

P = 0.026

Rural

16

12

38

34

 
  1. *Chi-square test.
  2. **Juniour Secondary School.
  3. Source: Household data January to April, 2011.