Research Article

Awareness, Willingness to Join, and Affordability of Social Health Insurance among Public Employees in Arba Minch Town, South Ethiopia

Table 2

Factors driving awareness of the scheme among public employees in Arba Minch town/2019.

VariablesCategoryAwareNot awareCOR (95% CI)PVAOR (95% CI)PV

Working sectorHealth facility2051552.819 (1.45, 5.47)0.0023.12 (1.35, 7.22)0.008
College1271494.375 (2.27, 8.42)0.0012.8 (1.23, 6.34)0.014
Town administration134311

Educational statusCertificate and below284311
Diploma1101061.6 (0.94, 2.75)0.0901.25 (0.61, 2.54)0.540
Degree and above2071981.6 (0.96, 2.68)0.0711.75 (0.89, 3.45)0.100

Service year1–511814711
5–101141031.4 (0.96, 1.97)0.0801.19 (0.74, 1.91)0.450
10–1549411.5 (0.92, 2.40)0.1201.10 (0.6, 2.03)0.750
>1564561.4 (0.92, 2.19)0.1400.96 (0.55, 1.68)0.900

Get health information from mass media regularlyYes292873.16 (2.20, 4.53)0.00115.7 (10.41, 23.6)0.001
No5326011

Participate in social networksYes551303.159 (2.20, 4.53)0.0012.1 (1.33, 3.38)0.001
No29021711