Community-Based Health Insurance Membership Renewal Rate and Associated Factors among Households in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Description and measurement of the variable used in the logistic regression model.

S.no	Variables	Description	Measurement
Dependent variable
1	CBHI renewal	Households’ renewal of the CBHI membership	1 if renewed; 0 if dropped
Independent variables
2	Age	Age of respondents	0 if18-30 years; 1 if 31-45 years; and 2 if 46 and above years
3	Sex	Gender of respondents	1 if female; 0 if male
4	Marital status	Respondents	1 if married; 0 if otherwise
5	Family size	Household size of the respondent	0 if less than or equal to five; 1 if greater than 5
6	Monthly income	Average monthly income of respondent	O if less than 1000 birr; 1 if 1,000-2,000 birr; 2 if above 2000 birr
7	Educational status	Educational status of respondents	0 if nonformal; 1 if primary education (1–8); and 2 if secondary and above
8	Occupational status	Occupational status of participants	0 if farmer; 1 if merchant; and 2 if other
9	Time to access health facilities	The time it takes the participant to reach health facilities	1 if less than 30 minutes; 0 if greater than 30 minute
10	Length of enrollment	Respondents’ length of enrollment in the CBHI scheme	0 if enrolled <3 years; 1 if enrolled >3 years
11	Illness in last 3 months	Presence of illness in the households in the last 3 months	1 if yes; 0 if no
12	Overall knowledge	Respondent’s awareness of the CBHI scheme	1 if good knowledge; 0 if poor knowledge
13	Overall attitude	Respondents’ attitudes toward the CBHI program	1 if favorable attitude; 0 if unfavorable
14	CBHI premium	Affordability of the CBHI contribution	1 if affordable; 0 if not affordable
15	Perceived quality service	Respondent’s perception of the quality of services they received	1 if good; 2 if medium; and 3 if poor