Table 2 Level of Coverage for treatment cost (N = 296)
From: Is the national health insurance scheme a pathway to sustained access to medicines in Nigeria?
Variables | Level of coverage for treatment cost | Chi-square (p-value) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes entirely (%) | Partly covered (%) | No (%) | |||
Male | 8 (30.2) | 85 (34.8) | 3 (11.5) | 5.856 (0.054) | |
Female | 18 (69.8) | 159 (65.2) | 23 (88.5) | ||
Total | 26 (100) | 244 (100) | 26 (100) | ||
Employment status | 9.748a(0.138) | ||||
Unemployed | 5 (19.2) | 39 (16. 04) | 8 (30.8) | ||
Self-employed | 2 (7.7) | 27 (11.1) | 0 | ||
Paid employment | 19 (73.1) | 178 (72.9) | 18 (69.2) | ||
Total | 26 (100) | 244 (100) | 26 (100) | ||
Socio-economic status groups (SES) | Â | 9.782a(0.134) | |||
Poorest (Q1) | 12 (46.2) | 76 (31.2) | 5 (19.2) | 93 (31.4) | |
Very Poor (Q2) | 2 (7.7) | 53 (21.7) | 7 (26.9) | 62 (20.9) | Â |
Poor (Q3) | 5 (19.2) | 53 (21.7) | 10 (38.5) | 68 (23.0) | |
Least Poor (Q4) | 7 (26.9) | 62 (25.4) | 4 (15.4) | 73 (24.7) | |
Total | 26 (100) | 244 (100) | 26 (100) | 296 (100) | |
Drug affordability | |||||
Affordability of drugs for common medical conditions for low–income earners | Frequency | Per cent | |||
Yes | 245 | 82.8 | |||
No | 21 | 7.1 | |||
Don’t know | 30 | 10.1 | |||
Total | 296 | 100.0 | |||