Table 1 Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics and health plan among study participants by the UHI status (n = 785)
Characteristics | Total Sample (n = 785) | UHI (n = 326) | Non-UHI (n = 459) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | ||||
Residence | Port-Said Al-Gharbiya | 395 (50.3%) 390 (49.7%) | 326 (100.0%) 0 | 69 (15.0%) 390 (85.0%) | < 0.001* |
Gender | Male Female | 489 (62.3%) 296 (37.7%) | 223 (68.4%) 103 (31.6%) | 266 (58.0%) 193 (42.0%) | 0.003* |
Age (years) | 18–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60+ | 218 (27.8%) 144 (18.3%) 154 (19.6%) 147 (18.7%) 122 (15.5%) | 142 (43.6%) 47 (14.4%) 52 (16.0%) 48 (14.7%) 37 (11.3%) | 76 (16.6%) 97 (21.1%) 102 (22.2%) 99 (21.6%) 85 (18.5%) | < 0.001* |
Education Level | None Primary Secondary University or above Not reported | 43 (5.5%) 74 (9.4%) 246 (31.3%) 414 (52.7%) 8 (1.0%) | 0 15 (4.6%) 85 (26.1%) 226 (69.3%) 0 | 43 (9.4%) 59 (12.9%) 161 (35.1%) 188 (41.0%) 8 (1.7%) | < 0.001* |
Occupation | None Housewife Student Employed/ Worker Business owner | 65 (8.3%) 120 (15.3%) 103 (13.1%) 377 (48.0%) 120 (15.3%) | 16 (4.9%) 28 (8.6%) 82 (25.2%) 159 (48.8%) 41 (12.6%) | 49 (10.7%) 92 (20.0%) 21 (4.6%) 218 (47.5%) 79 (17.2%) | < 0.001* |
Marital Status | Single Married Separated, Divorced, Widowed | 206 (26.2%) 527 (67.1%) 52 (6.6%) | 139 (42.6%) 169 (51.8%) 18 (5.5%) | 67 (14.6%) 358 (78.0%) 34 (7.4%) | < 0.001* |
Health Status | Poor Fair Good + | 69 (8.8%) 59 (7.5%) 657 (83.7%) | 21 (6.4%) 13 (4.0%) 292 (89.6%) | 48 (10.5%) 46 (10.0%) 365 (79.5%) | < 0.001* |
Monthly Spending on Health | Less than 500 EGP* 500 –1000 EGP More than 1000 EGP | 274 (34.9%) 455 (58.0%) 56 (7.1%) | 127 (39.0%) 181 (55.5%) 18 (5.5%) | 147 (32.0%) 274 (59.7%) 38 (8.3%) | 0.073 |
Time-to-Nearest Health Facility | Less than 10 min 10 - less than 30 min More than 30 min | 207 (26.4%) 267 (34.0%) 311 (39.6%) | 166 (50.9%) 116 (35.6%) 44 (13.5%) | 41 (8.9%) 151 (32.9%) 267 (58.2%) | < 0.001* |
Utilization of health insurance (n = 533)1 | Never Less than 1/ month Once a month 2–3/ month More than 3/ month | 42 (7.6%) 400 (72.3%) 74 (13.4%) 29 (5.2%) 8 (1.4%) | 27 (8.3%) 220 (67.5%) 51 (15.6%) 22 (6.7%) 6 (1.8%) | 15 (6.6%) 180 (79.3%) 23 (10.1%) 7 (3.1%) 2 (0.9%) | 0.034* |