Table 1 Variables in the analysis model and operational definitions
Independent variables | Dependent variable | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Operational definition | ||
Socio-economic factors | Sex (MC) | sex of the migrant child (Boy, Girl) | Health insurance status of the child (0= not have; 1 = have) |
Age (MC) | age of the migrant child (early childhood from 0-5 years, primary-school-age from 6-11 years, and junior-high-school-age from 12-14 years) | ||
HH income per head | monthly income per capita of the migrant household (under 1,000 baht, 1,000-1,999 baht, 2,000-2,999 baht, and 3,000 baht or more) | ||
Number of children in HH | Number of migrant children aged under 15 years in the household (1, 2, 3, or 4 or more). | ||
Migration factors | Birthplace (MC) | birthplace of the migrant child (Thailand, not in Thailand) | |
Length of stay in Thailand (HH) | length of stay in Thailand of the household (0-4 years, 5-9 years, 10-14 years, 15-19 years, and 20 years or more) | ||
Return plan to home country (HH) | plan to return to the home country of the household (within the next 2 years, within 2-5 years, no plan to return, and undecided) | ||
Future plan for the child (HH) | future plan for the migrant child(ren) in the household after reaching age 15 (not remaining in Thailand, remaining in Thailand) | ||
Work permit (PC) | possession of a work permit of the primary carer of the migrant child (Yes, No) | ||
Health insurance-related factors | Birth registration (MC) | possession of a birth certificate for the migrant child(ren) (Yes, No) | |
Health insurance status (PC) | health insurance coverage for the primary carer (Yes, No) | ||
Thai language ability (PC) | Thai language ability of the primary carer (very good, good, moderate, weak, none at all) | ||
Knowledge of MC’s right to health insurance (PC) | knowledge (of the primary carer) of the migrant child’s right to health insurance (to buy or enroll with a health insurance scheme) regardless of documentation status (know, not know) | ||