Explanatory variables | Description |
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Age | Age of respondent (years) |
Age square | Age of respondent square: square of age |
Out-of-pocket payment | Out-of-pocket (OoP) healthcare payment status: doesn’t pay = 0+; pays = 1 |
Wealth | Wealth status of respondenta: poor = 0+; average = 1; rich = 2 |
Media access | Access to media: none = 0+; partial access (used at least newspapers, radio, or tv) = 1; full access (used newspapers, radio, and tv) = 2 |
Education | Educational status of respondent: no education = 0+; basic = 1; at least secondary = 2 |
Region | Administrative region of residence: Greater Accra = 0+; Western = 1; Central = 2; Volta = 3; Eastern = 4; Ashanti = 5; Brong-Ahafo = 6; Northern = 7; Upper East = 8; Upper West = 9 |
Male | Gender of respondent: male = 1; female =0+ |
Urban | Place of residence: urban = 1; rural = 0+ |