Factors for healthcare utilization and effect of mutual health insurance on healthcare utilization in rural communities of South Achefer Woreda, North West, Ethiopia

Table 2 Factors associated with utilization of health service in South Achefere, March 2016 (N = 594)

Variables	Health service utilization		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Variables	No	Yes	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
Sex of respondents
Male	249	143	1.00	1.00
Female	108	94	1.52 (1.07–2.14)	1.47 (0.97–2.22)
Educational level
Unable to read & write	259	120	1.00	1.00
Able to read &write	42	41	2.11 (1.30–3.41)	1.75 (1.003–3.06)^a
Primary education and above	56	76	2.93 (1.95–4.40)	1.84 (1.14–2.98)^a
Family size
< 5	159	93	1.00	1.00
≥ 5	198	144	1.35(0.92–1.98)	1.31(0.83–2.07)
Distance from health facilities in kilo meters
< 5	184	137	1.29(0.93–1.79)	1.47(0.98,2.2)
≥ 5	173	100	1.00	1.00
Chronic illness
No	307	183	1.00	1.00
Yes	50	54	1.81 (1.18–2.77)	1.86 (1.13–3.06)^a
Household wealth index
Poor	140	58	1.00	1.00
Medium	120	78	1.57 (1.03–2.384)	1.52(0.94–2.46)
Rich	97	101	2.52(1.66–3.8)	2.1(1.29–3.43)^a
First choice place for treatment at the point of illness
Health institution	273	227	1.00	6.33(2.97–13.51)^a
Traditional healer	84	10	6.99(3.54–13.77)	1.00
Perceived health status
Poor	64	26	0.15 (0.07–0.29)	0.18 (0.09–0.4)^a
Medium	185	92	0.22 (0.13–0.37)	0.28 (0.16–0.51)^a
Good	81	58	0.32 (0.18–0.56)	0.33 (0.18–0.61)^a
Very good	27	61	1.00	1.00
Enrolment to mutual health insurance
No	210	87	1.00	1.00
Yes	147	150	2.46(1.76–3.45)	2.16 (1.45–3.23)^a

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