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Table 4 Relationship between characteristics of enrollees and positive HSB after enrollment in SSHIS

From: Influence of sub-national social health insurance scheme on enrollees’ health seeking behaviour in Anambra state, Nigeria: a pre and post study

Characteristic (N = 320)

n (%)

X2 (p-value)

Geographical location

 Rural

81(18.1)

1.45(0.49)

 Urban

239(53.5)

Facility ownership

 Private

225(50.3)

12.6(0.00) *

 Public

95(21.3)

Sex

 Male

97(21.7)

2.23(0.33)

 Female

223(49.9)

Marital status

 Married

250(55.9)

9.39(0.04) *

 Single

57(12.8)

 Widow/Widowed

13(2.9)

Highest educational level

 Primary

14(3.1)

20.9(0.02) *

 Secondary

97(21.7)

 Tertiary

188(42.1)

 Postgraduate

16(3.6)

 Other (Catering school, OND)

5(1.1)

Occupation

 Unemployed

39(8.7)

24.7(0.03) *

 Petty Trader

14(3.1)

 Subsistence Farmer

6(1.3)

 Artisan

10(2.2)

 Government Worker

193(43.2)

 Businessperson

26(2.8)

 Employed in private sector

29(6.5)

 Others (retired, pensioner)

3(0.7)

  1. p-value < 0.05; * statistically significant value