Research Article

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

Table 4

Determinants of willingness to join SHI among public servants in Arba Minch town, 2019 (n = 692).

VariablesCategoryWTJNWTJCOR (95% CI)PVAOR (95% CI)PV

ReligionOrthodox1532331.515 (0.766, 2.997)0.670.97 (0.46, 2.05)0.95
Protestant881751.16 (0.577, 2.335)0.111.12 (0.79, 1.63)0.52
Muslim133011

Family size1-210517111
2–4921471.3 (0.87, 1.92)0.200.72 (0.48, 1.09)0.190
>4571201.32 (0.87, 1.98)0.181.52 (1.33, 7.82)0.011

Working sectorHealth facility1372232 (1.027, 3.894)0.041.58 (0.78, 3.2)0.120
College1041722.032 (1.055, 3.915)0.031.35 (0.66, 2.72)0.402
Town admin134311

Do you heard of SHIYes1701753 (2.2, 4.2)0.0012.3 (1.52, 3.46)0.001
No8426311

Got sickYes951411.259 (0.911, 1.74)0.161.57 (0.86, 2.87)0.140
No1592971

Service preference in last one yearPrivate facility57650.489 (0.228, 1.049)0.010.47 (0.20, 1.06)0.070
Public facility26480.618 (0.341, 1.12)0.060.80 (0.42, 1.52)0.490
Both122811

Amount of OOPP<1000589411
>100137470.68 (0.424, 1.09)0.100.75 (0.42, 1.36)0.351

Do you get health information regularlyYes1752042.541 (1.835, 3.518)0.0011.5 (1.08, 2.28)0.048
No7923411

Participation in social networksYes2053021.884 (1.299, 2.732)0.0011.54 (1.01, 2.35)0.040
No491361