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Dependent Variable
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NHIS enrolment
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Coded dichotomously yes – having a valid NHIS card – and no – not having a valid NHIS card
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Community level variables
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Hospital in community
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Coded dichotomously. Reference: None
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Healthcare clinic in community
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Coded dichotomously. Reference: None
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Motorable road passes through community
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Coded dichotomously. Reference: None
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Region
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Included the 10 regions in Ghana with Upper West used as reference
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Household level variables
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Standard of living
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Expenditure quintile. Reference category: Poorest (1st quintile)
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Employment status of head
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Converted into 4 categories: employee public, employee private, self-employed, other inactive. Reference category: employee public
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Internet access
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Coded dichotomously using the category no access as reference
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Household size
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Log household size
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Individual level variables
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Sex
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Coded dichotomously using the category male as reference
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Education
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Converted into 3 categories from none to secondary/ higher education with no education as reference category
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Marital status
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Grouped into 3 categories: married/cohabiting, never married/separated/divorced and widowed. Reference category: married/cohabiting
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Disability
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Coded dichotomously into yes - suffering from disabilities that limit his/her full participation in life activities - and no – not suffering from disabilities that limit his/her full participation in life activities. Latter was used as the reference category
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Religion
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Grouped into none (reference category), Christian and Muslim
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Ethnicity
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Grouped into seven categories. Reference category: Akan
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