Malaria care seeking behavior of individuals in Ghana under the NHIS: Are we back to the use of informal care?

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of individuals who sought care for malaria by insurance status

	Health insurance status
	Insured (%)	Uninsured (%)	P-value*
	N = 211	N = 154
Sex
Female	59	53	P = 0.254
Male	41	47
Age
<18 years	59	75	P = 0.007
18-69 years	37	24
≥70 years	4	1
Education
No education	30	33	P = 0.172
Some primary/primary	37	45
Middle/JSS**	23	17
Secondary or higher	10	5
Residence
Urban	64	51	P = 0.015
Rural	36	49
Wealth quintiles
First (poor)	10	22	P = 0.000
Second	13	27
Middle	17	19
Fourth	27	16
Fifth (non-poor)	33	16
Health facility in community
Yes	65	48	P = 0.001
No	35	52