Table 3 Results of the Logistic GEE Analysis on the health insurance status of migrant children (n=803)
Child, Household, and Primary carer factors | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | (95% CI) | Odds ratio | (95% CI) | Odds ratio | (95% CI) | |||||
lower - upper | lower - upper | lower - upper | ||||||||
Socio-economic factors | ||||||||||
Sex (MC) | Girl (ref - Boy) | 0.95 | (0.65-1.39) | 0.91 | (0.62-1.35) | 0.86 | (0.56-1.32) | |||
Age (MC) | 0-5 years (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
6 - 11 years | 1.14 | (0.74-1.74) | 1.13 | (0.74-1.75) | 1.103 | (0.68-1.78) | ||||
12 - 14 years | 1.77b | (1.02-3.07) | 2.05b | (1.12-3.74) | 2.34c | (1.23-4.46) | ||||
HH income per head | Less than 1,000 baht (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
1,000-1,999 baht | 0.78 | (0.39-1.59) | 0.79 | (0.37-1.67) | 1.09 | (0.48-2.49) | ||||
2,000-2,999 baht | 0.65 | (0.29-1.45) | 0.62 | (0.28-1.38) | 0.68 | (0.24-1.95) | ||||
3,000 baht and over | 1.06 | (0.48-2.38) | 0.95 | (0.40-2.22) | 1.10 | (0.39-3.08) | ||||
Number of children (0-14) in HH | 1 (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
2 | 0.97 | (0.53-1.77) | 0.89 | (0.43-1.64) | 0.91 | (0.45-1.82) | ||||
3 | 1.16 | (0.52-2.61) | 1.23 | (0.53-2.87) | 1.10 | (0.42-2.85) | ||||
4 and more | 1.16 | (0.53-2.53) | 0.99 | (0.43-2.27) | 1.39 | (0.53-3.64) | ||||
Migration factors | ||||||||||
Birthplace (MC) | Not in Thailand (ref.- In Thailand) | 0.43b | (0.20-0.92) | 0.75 | (0.35-1.59) | |||||
Length of stay in Thailand | 0-4 years (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
5-9 years | 2.47 | (0.79-7.74) | 2.64 | (0.83-8.37) | ||||||
10-14 years | 1.81 | (0.54-6.06) | 1.38 | (0.38-4.99) | ||||||
15-19 years | 2.61 | (0.73-9.32) | 2.28 | (0.58-8.90) | ||||||
20 years and over | 2.69 | (0.73-9.86) | 1.47 | (0.37-5.83) | ||||||
Return plan to home country | Within 2 years (ref.) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||||||
Within 2-5 years | 1.03 | (0.23-4.67) | 1.49 | (0.22-10.07) | ||||||
No plan to return | 1.11 | (0.28-4.41) | 1.11 | (0.17-7.39) | ||||||
No plan yet | 1.23 | (0.32-4.78) | 1.25 | (0.19-8.17) | ||||||
Future plan for the child (after 15 years old) | To be in Thailand (ref. - Not to be in Thailand) | 1.88a | (0.94-3.75) | 2.37b | (1.09-5.17) | |||||
Work Permit (PC) | No (ref. – Yes) | 0.85 | (0.51-1.42) | 4.12c | (1.88 – 9.06) | |||||
Health insurance-related factors | ||||||||||
Birth registration (MC) | Registered (ref. - Not registered/ Not known) | 1.89b | (1.04-3.45) | |||||||
Health insurance status (PC) | Yes (ref. -No) | 8.51c | (3.93-18.41) | |||||||
Thai language ability (PC) | Good/very good (ref.) | 1.00 | ||||||||
Fair | 0.74 | (0.32-1.74) | ||||||||
Little/No | 0.31c | (0.14-0.66) | ||||||||
Knowledge of MC’s right to health insurance (PC) | Yes (ref. -No) | 2.57c | (1.52-4.34) | |||||||
Quasi Likelihood under Independence Model Criterion (QIC) | 746.96 | 743.68 | 646.94 | |||||||
Corrected Quasi Likelihood under Independence Model Criterion (QICC) | 736.86 | 723.49 | 626.10 | |||||||