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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions on the determinants of NHIS enrolment among the respondents

From: Determinants of national health insurance enrolment among people at risk of statelessness in the Awutu Senya East Municipality and Gomoa East District of Ghana

 

Univariate Logistic Regression

Multivariate Logistic Regression

Variable

AOR

95% C.I

AOR

95% C.I

Demographic

 Sex a

  Female

0.865

(0.529–0.914)

1.031

(1.619–2.716)

 Age (years)b

  26–35 years

2.740*

(1.440–5.215)

2.628**

(1.315–5.252)

  36–45 years

8.091*

(2.850–4.967)

9.267

(3.069–7.981)

  46–55 years

0.790

(1.319–1.955)

0.592

(0.229–0.534)

  56–65 years

0.295

(0.073–0.991)

0.219**

(0.049–0.969)

  66 years and above

5.912

(0.451–0.734)

1.180

(2.345–4.875)

 Religious group c

  Muslim

5.851*

(3.306–10.358)

5.201

(1.342–4.109)

  Traditional

2.364

(1.984–5.679)

2.645

(2.673–3.723)

 Marital status d

  Married

0.720

(0.375–0.681)

4.684**

(1.338–2.383)

  Divorced

0.528

(0.173–0.617)

0.510

(0.157–0.658)

  Widowed

0.800

(0.231–0.776)

0.825

(0.223–0.756)

 Length of stay in the community e

  = or > 5 years < 10 years

1.590

(1.802–3.150)

1.333

(1.660–2.692)

Socio-economic

 Education f

  Basic School

0.109

(0.435–0.850)

0.734

(0.361–0.793)

  High School

0.782

(0.087–0.345)

0.371**

(0.180–0.766)

  Tertiary education

3.222

(2.834–3.463)

0.667

(0.216–0.652)

 Employment status g

 Not employed

0.233*

(0.707–0.982)

0.188**

(0.281–0.737)

Model fitting information

 -2Log Likelihood

 

425.153

 

344.384

 Hosmer–Lemeshow χ2 (significance)

 

13.163(0.037)

 

11.635(0.003)

 Nagelkerke R2

 

0.267

 

0.088

  1. Model 1 = Demographic variables; Model 2 = All variables in Model 1 plus Socio-Economic variables
  2. CI Confidence Interval, AOR Adjusted Odd Ratio
  3. aMale is the reference category for the sex variable
  4. bBelow 25 years is the reference category for the age variable
  5. cChristianity is the reference category for religious variables
  6. e < 5 years is the reference category for the length of stay in the community variable
  7. dSingle is the reference category for the marital status variable
  8. fNo formal education is the reference category for the education variable
  9. gEmployed is the reference category employment status variable
  10. * p Ë‚ 0.05 in univariate logistic regression
  11. ** p Ë‚ 0.05 in multivariate logistic regression