Test-retest reliability results for categorical items in household health expenditure questionnaire
| Item no. | Question description | Percentage agreement | κ (SEk)a | 95% CI | Item no. | Question description | Percentage agreement | κ (SEk)a | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section 1: household demographics | Section 4: in-patient admission – last 1 year | ||||||||
| Q1 | Names of members | 99.2 | 0.86 (0.16) | 0.81-0.99 | Q51 | Name of health provider | 99.1 | 0.93 (0.12) | 0.89-0.96 |
| Q2 | Relationship to head | 99.6 | 0.91 (0.10) | 0.85-0.97 | Q52 | Type of health provider | 98.2 | 0.96 (0.31) | 0.93-0.99 |
| Q3 | Sex | 99.2 | 0.89 (0.11) | 0.84-0.93 | Q54 | Owner of health provider | 97.8 | 0.87 (0.15) | 0.82-0.92 |
| Q4 | Religion | 94.6 | 0.82 (0.11) | 0.77-0.84 | Q55 | Reasons for not visiting nearest provider | 84.3 | 0.57 (0.09) | 0.53-0.60 |
| Q5 | Age | 99.4 | 0.81 (0.30) | 0.77-0.84 | Q56 | Reasons for visiting nearest provider | 81.5 | 0.61 (0.17) | 0.57-0.65 |
| Q6 | Attendance to school | 98.3 | 0.76 (0.10) | 0.72-0.80 | Q57 | Reasons for admission | 90.6 | 0.67 (0.12) | 0.63-0.70 |
| Q7 | Highest level of education | 98.7 | 0.69 (0.26) | 0.65-0.71 | Q58 | Cash payment for services | 93.7 | 0.58 (0.10) | 0.55-0.62 |
| Q8 | Years of education | 93.9 | 0.60 (0.15) | 0.56-0.63 | Q60 | Mode of payment | 94.5 | 0.63 (0.09) | 0.60-0.66 |
| Q9 | Marital status | 99.6 | 0.87 (0.06) | 0.82-0.92 | Q61 | Source of funds | 96.2 | 0.74 (0.31) | 0.71-0.77 |
| Q10 | Main employment activity | 96.2 | 0.78 (0.24) | 0.73-0.82 | Q62 | Source of medicine/drugs | 97.4 | 0.86 (0.15) | 0.83-0.89 |
| Q11 | Occupation | 94.5 | 0.83 (0.12) | 0.80-0.85 | Q63 | Quality of care satisfaction | 89.1 | 0.79 (0.11) | 0.75-0.82 |
| Q12 | Relative health status | 93.6 | 0.85 (0.09) | 0.81-0.89 | Q65 | Quality of care aspects | 85.2 | 0.58 (0.22) | 0.54-0.61 |
| Q13 | Smoking status | 98.9 | 0.92 (0.13) | 0.98-0.98 | Q69 | Accompanied by household member | 97.2 | 0.64 (0.23) | 0.60-0.68 |
| Q14 | Chronic health condition | 97.3 | 0.65 (0.32) | 0.61-0.69 | Q70 | Identification of member | 94.3 | 0.82 (0.17) | 0.78-0.86 |
| Section 2: health-seeking behavior | Section 5: access to health insurance | ||||||||
| Q16 | Consult health provider | 88.6 | 0.78 (0.09) | 0.74-0.83 | Q72 | Household members with insurance | 90.7 | 0.77 (0.18) | 0.73-0.81 |
| Q17 | Compliance to therapy | 77.7 | 0.44 (0.14) | 0.42-0.46 | Q73 | Types of coverage | 91.6 | 0.91 (0.08) | 0.86-0.95 |
| Q18 | Reason for non-compliance | 82.6 | 0.48 (0.13) | 0.43-0.52 | Q74 | Payers for coverage | 94.3 | 0.84 (0.15) | 0.78-0.90 |
| Q19 | Reason for not seeking care | 89.4 | 0.76 (0.27) | 0.73-0.80 | Q75 | Method of payment | 99.8 | 0.92 (0.10) | 0.88-0.96 |
| Q20 | Preventive care-seeking | 92.1 | 0.67 (0.19) | 0.62-0.71 | Q77 | Services covered | 79.4 | 0.56 (0.22) | 0.51-0.60 |
| Q21 | Need to admit – past 12 months | 86.4 | 0.91 (0.16) | 0.85-0.94 | Section 6: housing conditions, amenities and assets | ||||
| Q22 | Admission status | 95.3 | 0.87 (0.08) | 0.82-0.93 | Q78 | Type of dwelling | 99.4 | 0.82 (0.16) | 0.79-0.85 |
| Q23 | Reason for non-admission | 84.2 | 0.71 (0.12) | 0.67-0.73 | Q79 | Owner of dwelling | 99.2 | 0.87 (0.12) | 0.83-0.92 |
| Section 3: out-patient and health-related services usage over the last 4 weeks | Q80 | Items owned in household | 82.9 | 0.73 (0.27) | 0.68-0.77 | ||||
| Q25 | Type of illness | 87.3 | 0.65 (0.19) | 0.62-0.68 | |||||
| Q26 | Type of services | 88.4 | 0.69 (0.24) | 0.66-0.72 | |||||
| Q27 | Name of health provider | 99.3 | 0.86 (0.17) | 0.83-0.89 | |||||
| Q28 | Type of health provider | 95.6 | 0.79 (0.13) | 0.75-0.82 | |||||
| Q30 | Owner of health provider | 92.7 | 0.80 (0.10) | 0.76-0.84 | |||||
| Q31 | Reasons for not visiting nearest provider | 78.4 | 0.53 (0.26) | 0.50-0.56 | |||||
| Q32 | Reasons for visiting nearest provider | 94.1 | 0.85 (0.07) | 0.82-0.88 | |||||
| Q33 | Purchase of medicine/drugs | 75.2 | 0.44 (0.17) | 0.42-0.47 | |||||
| Q34 | Reasons for not purchasing medicine/drugs | 89.1 | 0.87 (0.10) | 0.83-0.91 | |||||
| Q35 | Reasons for purchasing medicine/drugs | 90.5 | 0.76 (0.15) | 0.72-0.79 | |||||
| Q38 | Mode of payment | 97.1 | 0.83 (0.13) | 0.79-0.87 | |||||
| Q39 | Source of funds | 96.4 | 0.91 (0.09) | 0.88-0.94 | |||||
| Q40 | Waiting time pre-consultation | 82.7 | 0.69 (0.26) | 0.66-0.72 | |||||
| Q41 | Waiting time-post consultation | 89.5 | 0.81 (0.29) | 0.78-0.83 | |||||
| Q43 | Transport method to provider | 93.2 | 0.76 (0.35) | 0.72-0.79 | |||||
| Q44 | Quality of care satisfaction | 94.6 | 0.81 (0.13) | 0.77-0.85 | |||||
| Q45 | Quality of care aspects | 91.8 | 0.77 (0.39) | 0.72-0.81 | |||||
| Q46 | Routine health expenses | 92.7 | 0.66 (0.18) | 0.63-0.69 | |||||
| Q47 | Household persons with routine health expenses | 98.9 | 0.89 (0.24) | 0.83-0.95 | |||||
| Item no. | Question description | Percentage agreement | 95% CI | Item no. | Question description | Percentage agreement | 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Names of members | 99.2 | 0.86 (0.16) | 0.81-0.99 | Q51 | Name of health provider | 99.1 | 0.93 (0.12) | 0.89-0.96 |
| Q2 | Relationship to head | 99.6 | 0.91 (0.10) | 0.85-0.97 | Q52 | Type of health provider | 98.2 | 0.96 (0.31) | 0.93-0.99 |
| Q3 | Sex | 99.2 | 0.89 (0.11) | 0.84-0.93 | Q54 | Owner of health provider | 97.8 | 0.87 (0.15) | 0.82-0.92 |
| Q4 | Religion | 94.6 | 0.82 (0.11) | 0.77-0.84 | Q55 | Reasons for not visiting nearest provider | 84.3 | 0.57 (0.09) | 0.53-0.60 |
| Q5 | Age | 99.4 | 0.81 (0.30) | 0.77-0.84 | Q56 | Reasons for visiting nearest provider | 81.5 | 0.61 (0.17) | 0.57-0.65 |
| Q6 | Attendance to school | 98.3 | 0.76 (0.10) | 0.72-0.80 | Q57 | Reasons for admission | 90.6 | 0.67 (0.12) | 0.63-0.70 |
| Q7 | Highest level of education | 98.7 | 0.69 (0.26) | 0.65-0.71 | Q58 | Cash payment for services | 93.7 | 0.58 (0.10) | 0.55-0.62 |
| Q8 | Years of education | 93.9 | 0.60 (0.15) | 0.56-0.63 | Q60 | Mode of payment | 94.5 | 0.63 (0.09) | 0.60-0.66 |
| Q9 | Marital status | 99.6 | 0.87 (0.06) | 0.82-0.92 | Q61 | Source of funds | 96.2 | 0.74 (0.31) | 0.71-0.77 |
| Q10 | Main employment activity | 96.2 | 0.78 (0.24) | 0.73-0.82 | Q62 | Source of medicine/drugs | 97.4 | 0.86 (0.15) | 0.83-0.89 |
| Q11 | Occupation | 94.5 | 0.83 (0.12) | 0.80-0.85 | Q63 | Quality of care satisfaction | 89.1 | 0.79 (0.11) | 0.75-0.82 |
| Q12 | Relative health status | 93.6 | 0.85 (0.09) | 0.81-0.89 | Q65 | Quality of care aspects | 85.2 | 0.58 (0.22) | 0.54-0.61 |
| Q13 | Smoking status | 98.9 | 0.92 (0.13) | 0.98-0.98 | Q69 | Accompanied by household member | 97.2 | 0.64 (0.23) | 0.60-0.68 |
| Q14 | Chronic health condition | 97.3 | 0.65 (0.32) | 0.61-0.69 | Q70 | Identification of member | 94.3 | 0.82 (0.17) | 0.78-0.86 |
| Q16 | Consult health provider | 88.6 | 0.78 (0.09) | 0.74-0.83 | Q72 | Household members with insurance | 90.7 | 0.77 (0.18) | 0.73-0.81 |
| Q17 | Compliance to therapy | 77.7 | 0.44 (0.14) | 0.42-0.46 | Q73 | Types of coverage | 91.6 | 0.91 (0.08) | 0.86-0.95 |
| Q18 | Reason for non-compliance | 82.6 | 0.48 (0.13) | 0.43-0.52 | Q74 | Payers for coverage | 94.3 | 0.84 (0.15) | 0.78-0.90 |
| Q19 | Reason for not seeking care | 89.4 | 0.76 (0.27) | 0.73-0.80 | Q75 | Method of payment | 99.8 | 0.92 (0.10) | 0.88-0.96 |
| Q20 | Preventive care-seeking | 92.1 | 0.67 (0.19) | 0.62-0.71 | Q77 | Services covered | 79.4 | 0.56 (0.22) | 0.51-0.60 |
| Q21 | Need to admit – past 12 months | 86.4 | 0.91 (0.16) | 0.85-0.94 | |||||
| Q22 | Admission status | 95.3 | 0.87 (0.08) | 0.82-0.93 | Q78 | Type of dwelling | 99.4 | 0.82 (0.16) | 0.79-0.85 |
| Q23 | Reason for non-admission | 84.2 | 0.71 (0.12) | 0.67-0.73 | Q79 | Owner of dwelling | 99.2 | 0.87 (0.12) | 0.83-0.92 |
| Q80 | Items owned in household | 82.9 | 0.73 (0.27) | 0.68-0.77 | |||||
| Q25 | Type of illness | 87.3 | 0.65 (0.19) | 0.62-0.68 | |||||
| Q26 | Type of services | 88.4 | 0.69 (0.24) | 0.66-0.72 | |||||
| Q27 | Name of health provider | 99.3 | 0.86 (0.17) | 0.83-0.89 | |||||
| Q28 | Type of health provider | 95.6 | 0.79 (0.13) | 0.75-0.82 | |||||
| Q30 | Owner of health provider | 92.7 | 0.80 (0.10) | 0.76-0.84 | |||||
| Q31 | Reasons for not visiting nearest provider | 78.4 | 0.53 (0.26) | 0.50-0.56 | |||||
| Q32 | Reasons for visiting nearest provider | 94.1 | 0.85 (0.07) | 0.82-0.88 | |||||
| Q33 | Purchase of medicine/drugs | 75.2 | 0.44 (0.17) | 0.42-0.47 | |||||
| Q34 | Reasons for not purchasing medicine/drugs | 89.1 | 0.87 (0.10) | 0.83-0.91 | |||||
| Q35 | Reasons for purchasing medicine/drugs | 90.5 | 0.76 (0.15) | 0.72-0.79 | |||||
| Q38 | Mode of payment | 97.1 | 0.83 (0.13) | 0.79-0.87 | |||||
| Q39 | Source of funds | 96.4 | 0.91 (0.09) | 0.88-0.94 | |||||
| Q40 | Waiting time pre-consultation | 82.7 | 0.69 (0.26) | 0.66-0.72 | |||||
| Q41 | Waiting time-post consultation | 89.5 | 0.81 (0.29) | 0.78-0.83 | |||||
| Q43 | Transport method to provider | 93.2 | 0.76 (0.35) | 0.72-0.79 | |||||
| Q44 | Quality of care satisfaction | 94.6 | 0.81 (0.13) | 0.77-0.85 | |||||
| Q45 | Quality of care aspects | 91.8 | 0.77 (0.39) | 0.72-0.81 | |||||
| Q46 | Routine health expenses | 92.7 | 0.66 (0.18) | 0.63-0.69 | |||||
| Q47 | Household persons with routine health expenses | 98.9 | 0.89 (0.24) | 0.83-0.95 | |||||
Note: aFor categorical items with more than two outcomes, a weighted κ coefficient was calculated