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Table 3 Logistic regression results on perceptions of healthcare quality under NHIS and ownership of health insurance

From: Perception of quality of health delivery and health insurance subscription in Ghana

 

Females

Males

Explanatory factors

Model I

95 % CI

Model II

95 % CI

Model III

95 % CI

Model IV

95 % CI

Perception of NHIS quality

Better

1

[1, 1]

1

[1,1]

1

[1,1]

1

[1,1]

Same

0.708**

[0.574,0.874]

0.699**

[0.561,0.871]

0.868

[0.644,1.168]

0.973

[0.724,1.308]

Worse

0.453***

[0.373,0.549]

0.456***

[0.375,0.554]

0.697*

[0.515,0.944]

0.781

[0.575,1.062]

Level of education

None

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Primary

  

1.117

[0.902,1.384]

  

0.715

[0.476,1.073]

Secondary

  

1.325**

[1.087,1.615]

  

0.946

[0.664,1.347]

Higher/Tertiary

  

2.196***

[1.450,3.327]

  

1.456

[0.795,2.668]

Wealth quintile

Poorest

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Poorer

  

1.097

[0.831,1.446]

  

1.506*

[1.002,2.262]

Middle

  

1.181

[0.884,1.578]

  

1.465

[0.933,2.298]

Richer

  

1.201

[0.865,1.668]

  

2.159**

[1.289,3.614]

Richest

  

1.709**

[1.183,2.470]

  

3.047***

[1.661,5.590]

Region

Western

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Central

  

0.763

[0.521,1.116]

  

1.871

[0.968,3.617]

Greater Accra

  

1.272

[0.800,2.023]

  

2.051

[1.000,4.208]

Volta

  

1.268

[0.804,1.998]

  

3.314**

[1.601,6.863]

Eastern

  

1.260

[0.824,1.927]

  

1.317

[0.713,2.435]

Ashanti

  

0.470***

[0.317,0.696]

  

1.168

[0.651,2.097]

Brong-Ahafo

  

1.681*

[1.128,2.506]

  

1.849*

[1.094,3.126]

Northern

  

2.749***

[1.678,4.502]

  

2.498*

[1.222,5.105]

Upper East

  

0.973

[0.633,1.496]

  

7.344***

[3.485,15.48]

Upper West

  

9.494***

[3.753,24.02]

  

11.11***

[4.275,28.87]

Type of residence

Urban

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Rural

  

0.911

[0.718,1.156]

  

1.106

[0.763,1.603]

Marital status

Never in union

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Currently in union/living with a mans

 

1.373**

[1.125,1.676]

  

1.389

[0.938,2.057]

Formerly in union/living with a man

0.971

[0.739,1.276]

  

1.001

[0.565,1.774]

Age cohort

15–19

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

20–24

  

0.760*

[0.608,0.950]

  

0.708

[0.493,1.016]

25–29

  

0.968

[0.735,1.274]

  

0.570*

[0.362,0.898]

30–34

  

1.088

[0.815,1.453]

  

0.578

[0.326,1.022]

35–39

  

0.990

[0.730,1.342]

  

1.127

[0.623,2.037]

40–44

  

0.922

[0.670,1.268]

  

0.774

[0.434,1.379]

45–49

  

1.341

[0.941,1.913]

  

1.141

[0.593,2.196]

50–54

  

  

1.033

[0.547,1.950]

55–59

  

  

0.873

[0.424,1.801]

Religion

Orthodox Christian

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Pentecostal

  

0.888

[0.751,1.051]

  

1.240

[0.921,1.669]

Other Christian

  

1.007

[0.787,1.288]

  

0.634**

[0.468,0.860]

Moslem

  

0.920

[0.706,1.200]

  

0.952

[0.638,1.419]

Traditional/Others

  

1.055

[0.716,1.554]

  

0.563**

[0.399,0.794]

Ethnicity

Akan

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Ga/Dangme

  

1.212

[0.825,1.781]

  

1.856*

[1.043,3.302]

Ewe

  

1.364

[0.972,1.912]

  

0.893

[0.533,1.498]

Mole-Dagbani

  

1.207

[0.900,1.619]

  

1.465

[0.912,2.354]

Gurma

  

1.589

[0.996,2.535]

  

0.581*

[0.339,0.997]

Others

  

1.332*

[1.001,1.773]

  

0.855

[0.513,1.425]

Occupation

Not working

  

1

[1,1]

  

1

[1,1]

Professional/Managerial

  

1.124

[0.800,1.577]

  

0.813

[0.459,1.442]

Sales/Services

  

0.996

[0.826,1.201]

  

0.477**

[0.291,0.783]

Agricultural worker

  

0.788

[0.619,1.004]

  

0.429***

[0.272,0.676]

Skilled/Unskilled

  

0.858

[0.673,1.095]

  

0.452***

[0.289,0.706]

Currently pregnant

No/unsure

Yes

  

2.593***

[1.942,3.462]

    

_Cons

5.905***

[5.001,6.973]

2.717***

[1.667,4.429]

4.928***

[3.867,6.280]

1.604

[0.727,3.539]

AIC

7410.6

 

6940.2

 

2713.8

 

2473.3

 

N

7552

 

7551

 

2774

 

2774

 
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.00