Table 2 Characteristics of the child, household, and primary carer and bivariate associations with the child’s health insurance status (n=803)
Child’s, Household’s, and Primary carer’s characteristics | Total (n=803) | Health insurance status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insured (n=135) | Uninsured (n=668) | p-value | ||||||
% | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |||
Socio-economic factors | ||||||||
Sex (MC) | Boy | 49.7 | (399) | 51.1 | (69) | 49.4 | (330) | 0.717 |
Girl | 50.3 | (404) | 48.9 | (66) | 50.6 | (338) | ||
Age (MC) (median 7.0; IQR 7) | 0-5 years | 36.5 | (293) | 31.1 | (42) | 37.6 | (251) | 0.044 |
6 - 11 years | 43.1 | (346) | 40.7 | (55) | 43.6 | (291) | ||
12 - 14 years | 20.4 | (164) | 28.1 | (38) | 18.9 | (126) | ||
HH income per head (median 1,667; IQR 1,389 ) | Less than 1,000 Baht | 18.6 | (149) | 23.0 | (31) | 17.7 | (118) | 0.225 |
1,000-1,999 Baht | 39.4 | (316) | 37.8 | (51) | 39.7 | (265) | ||
2,000-2,999 Baht | 23.9 | (192) | 18.5 | (25) | 25.0 | (167) | ||
3,000 Baht and over | 18.2 | (146) | 20.7 | (28) | 17.7 | (118) | ||
Number of children in HH | 1 | 16.8 | (135) | 15.6 | (21) | 17.1 | (114) | 0.763 |
2 | 42.8 | (344) | 40.0 | (54) | 43.4 | (290) | ||
3 | 20.5 | (165) | 22.2 | (30) | 20.2 | (135) | ||
4 and more | 19.8 | (159) | 22.2 | (30) | 19.3 | (129) | ||
Migration factors | ||||||||
Birthplace (MC) | In Thailand | 76.2 | (612) | 86.7 | (117) | 74.1 | (495) | 0.001 |
Not in Thailand | 23.8 | (191) | 13.3 | (18) | 25.9 | (173) | ||
Length of stay in Thailand (HH) (median 11.8; IQR 7.8) | 0-4 years | 11.7 | (94) | 3.7 | (5) | 13.3 | (89) | 0.001 |
5-9 years | 27.6 | (222) | 25.2 | (34) | 28.1 | (188) | ||
10-14 years | 29.1 | (234) | 26.7 | (36) | 29.6 | (198) | ||
15-19 years | 17.2 | (138) | 23.0 | (31) | 16.0 | (107) | ||
20 years and over | 14.3 | (115) | 21.5 | (29) | 12.9 | (86) | ||
Return plan to home country (HH) | Within 2 years | 4.1 | (33) | 2.2 | (3) | 4.5 | (30) | 0.263 |
Within 2-5 years | 11.1 | (89) | 7.4 | (10) | 11.8 | (79) | ||
No plan to return | 48.4 | (389) | 51.9 | (70) | 47.8 | (319) | ||
No plan yet | 36.4 | (292) | 38.5 | (52) | 35.9 | (240) | ||
Future plan for the child (after 15 years old) (HH) | Not to be in Thailand | 28.5 | (229) | 16.3 | (22) | 31.0 | (207) | 0.001 |
To be in Thailand | 71.5 | (574) | 83.7 | (113) | 69.0 | (461) | ||
Work permit (PC) | Yes | 38.1 | (306) | 40.7 | (55) | 37.6 | (251) | 0.490 |
No | 61.9 | (497) | 59.3 | (80) | 62.4 | (417) | ||
Health insurance-related factors | ||||||||
Birth registration (MC) | Not registered/ Not known | 31.5 | (253) | 23.0 | (31) | 33.2 | (222) | 0.019 |
Registered | 68.5 | (550) | 77.0 | (104) | 66.8 | (446) | ||
Health insurance status (PC) | Yes | 59.3 | (476) | 32.6 | (44) | 64.7 | (432) | 0.000 |
No | 40.7 | (327) | 67.4 | (91) | 35.3 | (236) | ||
Thai language ability (PC) | Good/very good | 10.0 | (80) | 18.5 | (25) | 8.2 | (55) | 0.000 |
Fair | 16.3 | (131) | 25.9 | (35) | 14.4 | (96) | ||
Little/No | 73.7 | (592) | 55.6 | (75) | 77.4 | (517) | ||
Knowledge of MC’s right to health insurance (PC) | No | 51.1 | (410) | 31.1 | (42) | 55.1 | (368) | 0.000 |
Yes | 48.9 | (393) | 68.9 | (93) | 44.9 | (300) | ||
Total | 100 | (803) | 100 | (135) | 100 | (668) | ||