Research Article

Willingness to Pay for Social Health Insurance and Associated Factors among Health Care Providers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 4

Factors associated with WTP for SHI among health professionals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April-May 2019.

VariablesWTP for SHI
Frequency (%)COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
YesNo

Educational status
 Diploma42 (25.5%)123 (74.5%)11
 Degree71 (26.8%)194 (73.2%)5.1 (2.2-11.4)2.3 (0.8-6.2)
 Master’s degree and above19 (63.3%)11 (36.7%)4.7 (2.1-10.4)2.9 (1.2-7.3)
Place of occupation
 Government hospital101 (32.6%)209 (67.4%)11
 Private hospital20 (16.0%)105 (84.0%)1.6 (0.7-3.7)0.7 (0..-2.1)
 NGO hospital11 (44.0%)14 (56.0%)4.1 (1.6-10.3)2.3 (0.7-6.9)
Monthly income in ETB
 2500-450034 (20.0%)136 (80.0%)11
 4501-650041 (26.6%)113 (73.4%)2.8 (1.7-4.7)2.2 (1.2-4.3)
 ≥650157 (41.9%)79 (58.1%)2.0 (1.2-3.2)2.1 (1.2-3.6)
History of illness in the past 3 months
 Yes43 (49.4%)44 (50.6%)3.0 (1.8-4.9)1.5 (0.7-20.2)
 No89 (23.9%)248 (76.1%)11
Family members has been ill in the past 3 months
 Yes43 (49.4%)44 (50.6%)2.7 (1.9-5.1)2.4 (1.4-4.1)
 No89 (23.9%)248 (76.1%)11
Awareness of SHI
 Yes115 (39.7%)175 (60.3%)5.9 (3.4-10.2)4.4 (2.4-7.8)
 No17 (10.0%)153 (90.0%)11

value less than 0.05, value less than 0.001.