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Table 3 Estimation of Models (1–3) showing the Probability of Usage of Healthcare in last 2 weeks

From: Who uses outpatient healthcare services under Ghana’s health protection scheme and why?

Variables

Marginal Effects

Dependent variable: Use of Formal facility

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

age 18–69

−0.027

 

−0.007

Age 70 and above

0.012

 

0.025

Male

−0.066***

−0.055*

−0.066***

Some Primary

0.036

 

0.040*

JSS/Middle school

0.041*

 

0.048*

Secondary and above

0.094***

 

0.097***

Insured

0.068**

 

0.061*

Chronic

0.016

 

0.007

Travel Time to Facility:

   

District hospital

   

Less than 15 min

0.030

 

0.031

15 to 60 min

0.011

 

0.011

Regional hospital

   

Less than 15 min

−0.242

 

−0.283

15 to 60 min

−0.040

 

−0.043*

SPEC Variables

   

No association

 

−0.034

#

Single

 

−0. 011

−0.029

Wealth Quintile: First

 

0.051**

0.043

       Second

 

#

#

       Third

 

#

#

       Fourth

 

0.027

−0.004

Number of Observations

667

607

645

LR Chi2

35.32

11.93

39.21

Prob > Chi2

0.000

0.036

0.000

Pseudo R-Squared

0.081

0.031

0.090

  1. Notes: # Not enough observations
  2. *p < 0.1
  3. **p < 0.05
  4. ***p < 0.01