Research Article

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

Table 3

Health and health-related characteristics of respondents in Gedeo zone, 2022.

VariablesCategoriesFrequency (%)

Self-reported health status of householdsPoor72 (13.4)
Medium203 (37.8)
Good262 (48.8)

Chronic illness in the familyYes74 (13.8)
No463 (86.2)

Family members encountered illness in the last three monthsYes276 (51.4)
No261 (48.6)

Seek treatment for the recent episodeYes274 (99.3)
No2 (0.7)

Frequency of visiting this health facility per year≤3301 (56.10
>3236 (43.9)

Place of treatmentGovernment health center155 (56.6%)
Government hospital109 (39.8%)
Private clinic10 (3.6)

Time to reach health facility (in minutes)<30 min66 (12.3)
≥30 min471 (87.7)