| Sex |
Male |
281 |
53.5% |
258 |
45.0% |
7.91 |
0.005** |
| Female |
244 |
46.5% |
315 |
55.0% |
|
|
| Education level |
Illiterate |
239 |
45.5% |
247 |
43.1% |
16.16 |
0.003** |
| Preschool |
121 |
23.0% |
91 |
15.9% |
|
|
| Lower secondary |
94 |
17.9% |
139 |
24.3% |
|
|
| Secondary |
48 |
9.1% |
73 |
12.7% |
|
|
| Higher Secondary |
23 |
4.4% |
23 |
4.0% |
|
|
| Health care satisfaction |
Important |
397 |
75.6% |
521 |
90.9% |
46.82 |
<0.001*** |
| Not important |
128 |
24.4% |
52 |
9.1% |
|
|
| Free health care |
Important |
351 |
66.9% |
90 |
15.7% |
298.27 |
<0.001*** |
| Not important |
174 |
33.1% |
483 |
84.3% |
|
|
| Diagnosis of hypertension |
Yes |
95 |
18.1% |
182 |
32.3% |
29.04 |
<0.001*** |
| No |
430 |
81.9% |
338 |
74.5% |
|
|
| Diagnosis of diabetes |
Yes |
23 |
4.4% |
66 |
11.5% |
18.73 |
<0.001*** |
| No |
502 |
95.6% |
507 |
88.5% |
|
|
| Insurance coverage |
Yes |
27 |
5.1% |
48 |
8.4% |
4.50 |
0.034* |
| No |
498 |
94.9% |
525 |
91.6% |
|
|
| Savings |
Yes |
223 |
42.5% |
307 |
53.6% |
13.52 |
<0.001*** |
| No |
302 |
57.5% |
266 |
46.4% |
|
|
| Community-level cooperation |
Yes |
304 |
57.9% |
471 |
82.2% |
77.87 |
<0.000*** |
| No |
221 |
42.1% |
102 |
17.8% |
|
|
| Distance to health facility (min) (M±SD) |
27.7±22.4 |
33.5±23.1 |
-4.18 |
<0.001** |
| Monthly income (NRs) (M±SD) |
23,978.7±28,110.5 |
21,143.3±28142.8 |
1.66 |
0.095 |
| Number of family members (M±SD) |
4.53±2.23 |
4.68±2.30 |
-1.13 |
0.258 |