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Table 1 Socio-demographic and medical characteristics of the respondents by NHIS enrollment

From: Predictors of enrollment in a health protection scheme among informal sector workers in Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana

Variable

Category

Enrollment in NHIS (n = 350)

p-value

Yes

No

Total

n = 61

%(100)

n = 289

%

N = 350

%

Type of enterprise

Welding

34

55.7

186

64.4

220

62.9

0.205

Fish processing

27

44.3

103

35.6

130

37.1

 

Type of respondent

Master

33

54.1

111

38.4

144

41.1

0.027*

Apprentice

11

18.0

99

34.3

110

31.4

 

Employee

17

27.9

79

27.3

96

27.4

 

Gender

Male

34

55.7

186

64.4

220

62.9

0.205

Female

27

44.3

103

35.6

130

37.1

 

Age (years)

49 or below

14

23.0

107

37.0

121

34.6

0.065

 

50 or above

47

77.0

182

63.0

229

65.4

 

Educational attainment

No formal education

15

24.6

50

17.3

65

18.6

 

Basic education

8

13.1

71

24.6

79

22.6

0.096

Secondary education

34

55.7

135

46.7

169

48.3

 

Tertiary

4

6.6

33

11.4

37

10.6

 

Marital status

Married

41

67.2

152

52.6

193

55.1

0.037*

Single

20

32.8

137

47.4

157

44.9

 

Religion

Christian

53

86.9

271

93.8

324

92.6

0.010*

Non-Christian (Islam/traditionalist/no religion)

8

13.1

18

6.2

26

7.4

 

Work experience (years)

Below 2

6

9.8

14

4.8

20

5.7

 

2–4

6

9.8

55

19

61

17.4

 

5–7

5

8.2

63

21.8

68

19.4

 

8–10

9

14.8

58

20.1

67

19.1

0.003*

11–13

4

6.6

17

5.9

21

6.0

 

Above 13

31

50.8

82

28.4

113

32.3

 

Total income/allowance per month (GH¢)

< 1000

54

88.5

268

92.7

322

92.0

 

1000 or above

7

11.5

21

7.3

28

8.0

0.198

Membership of workers association

Yes

21

34.4

50

17.3

71

20.3

0.003*

No

40

65.6

239

82.7

279

79.7

 

Exposure to biological hazards at the work place

Yes

61

100

287

99.3

348

99.4

0.515

No

0

0.0

2

0.7

2

0.6

 

Exposure to welding light

Yes

32

52.5

184

63.7

216

61.7

0.102

No

29

47.5

105

36.3

134

38.3

 

Exposure to electrical hazards?

Yes

27

79.4

115

61.8

142

64.5

0.049*

No

7

20.6

71

38.2

78

35.5

 

Exposure to fire hazards

Yes

61

100

286

99

347

99.1

0.424

No

0

0.0

3

1.0

3

0.9

 

Did you experience an occupational accident which led to an injury in the year 2016?

Yes

24

39.3

112

38.8

136

38.9

0.932

No

37

60.7

177

61.2

214

61.1

 

Did you suffer from occupational diseases in the year 2016?

Yes

50

82.0

162

56.1

212

60.6

0.001*

No

11

18.0

127

43.9

138

39.4

 
  1. * p-value is significant at 0.05 or less