Table 3 Distribution of households by provider and the determinants of choice
Variables | Public health insurance (N = 590) | Private health insurance (N = 590) | Difference between the | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proportion (%) | chi-2 test | Proportion (%) | chi-2 test | two proportions | |
Public health centers (referral Hospitals) | N = 89 (22.82) |  | N = 76 (20.11) |  |  |
 Distance | 13.79 | 28.32*** | 23.68 | 26.63*** | −0.45*** |
 Health staff offer good advice | 6.90 | 13.62*** | 6.58 | 8.05** | −0.51*** |
 Waiting time | 1.15 | 21.26*** | 3.95 | 14.30*** | − 0.49*** |
 High-quality healthcare | 40.23 | 21.08*** | 36.84 | 11.97*** | −0.25*** |
 Affordable healthcare | 14.94 | 32.86*** | 14.47 | 8.01** | −0.33*** |
Public health centers (districts hospitals) | N = 130 (33.33) |  | N = 54 (14.29) |  |  |
 Distance | 48.46 | 8.19** | 67.31 | 21.79*** | −0.30*** |
 Health staff offer good advice | 0.00 | 23.27*** | 1.89 | 6.96* | −0.63*** |
 Waiting time | 4.62 | 17.15*** | 5.66 | 1.89 | −0.45*** |
 High-quality healthcare | 15.38 | 17.22*** | 15.09 | 15.58*** | −0.38*** |
 Affordable healthcare | 1.54 | 21.17*** | 1.89 | 16.81*** | −0.54*** |
Public health centers (Peripheral health centers) | N = 72 (18.46) |  | N = 49 (12.96) |  |  |
 Distance | 70.83 | 35.13*** | 61.22 | 22.44*** | −0.34*** |
 Health staff offer good advice | 4.17 | 3.98 | 10.20 | 7.66* | −0.55*** |
 Waiting time | 15.28 | 8.88** | 8.16 | 3.26 | −0.40*** |
 High-quality healthcare | 16.67 | 28.95*** | 20.41 | 3.96 | −0.40*** |
 Affordable healthcare | 2.82 | 3.77 | 8.16 | 1.75 | −0.51*** |
Private health centers (CSP) | N = 99 (25.38) |  | N = 199 (52.65) |  |  |
 Distance | 31.63 | 10.46** | 30.26 | 20.02*** | −0.32*** |
 Health staff offer good advice | 7.14 | 2.49 | 10.31 | 24.62*** | −0.32*** |
 Waiting time | 22.45 | 29.02*** | 13.92 | 18.74*** | −0.12* |
 High-quality healthcare | 28.57 | 0.98 | 20.10 | 8.20** | −0.24*** |
 Affordable healthcare | 6.12 | 6.28* | 8.25 | 23.12*** | −0.35*** |