Table 3 Households' current BPL status, knowledge, and sources of information about the SSK scheme (n = 806)
n = 806 | % | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current BPL status | |||
BPL | 529 | 65.6 | (62.3–68.8) |
non-BPL | 277 | 34.4 | (31.2–37.7) |
Heard about SSK scheme | |||
Yes | 546 | 67.7 | (64.4–70.9) |
No | 260 | 32.3 | (29.1–35.6) |
Knowledge on SSK service provision | |||
Through card | 508 | 63.0 | (59.6–66.3) |
Don't know | 298 | 37.0 | (33.7–40.4) |
Knowledge on treatment expenses at the SSKa | |||
Free outpatient ticket | 361 | 44.8 | (41.4–48.2) |
Free medicine for IPC | 358 | 44.4 | (41–47.9) |
Free diagnostic test for IPC | 154 | 19.1 | (16.5–22) |
Free referral facility to district hospital | 76 | 9.4 | (7.6–11.7) |
Free treatment at referral DH | 71 | 8.8 | (7–11) |
Source of informationa | |||
Representative from SSK | 527 | 55.9 | (92.6–96.4) |
Familiar people in locality | 232 | 24.6 | (37.7–45.9) |
Relative | 160 | 17.0 | (25.2–32.7) |
Local leader | 16 | 1.7 | (1.8–4.7) |
Other sources (Audio broadcasting, poster, TV) | 8 | 0.9 | (0.7–2.9) |