Table III

Test-retest reliability results for categorical items in household health expenditure questionnaire

Item no.Question descriptionPercentage agreementκ (SEk)a95% CIItem no.Question descriptionPercentage agreementκ (SEk)a95% CI
Section 1: household demographicsSection 4: in-patient admission – last 1 year
Q1Names of members99.20.86 (0.16)0.81-0.99Q51Name of health provider99.10.93 (0.12)0.89-0.96
Q2Relationship to head99.60.91 (0.10)0.85-0.97Q52Type of health provider98.20.96 (0.31)0.93-0.99
Q3Sex99.20.89 (0.11)0.84-0.93Q54Owner of health provider97.80.87 (0.15)0.82-0.92
Q4Religion94.60.82 (0.11)0.77-0.84Q55Reasons for not visiting nearest provider84.30.57 (0.09)0.53-0.60
Q5Age99.40.81 (0.30)0.77-0.84Q56Reasons for visiting nearest provider81.50.61 (0.17)0.57-0.65
Q6Attendance to school98.30.76 (0.10)0.72-0.80Q57Reasons for admission90.60.67 (0.12)0.63-0.70
Q7Highest level of education98.70.69 (0.26)0.65-0.71Q58Cash payment for services93.70.58 (0.10)0.55-0.62
Q8Years of education93.90.60 (0.15)0.56-0.63Q60Mode of payment94.50.63 (0.09)0.60-0.66
Q9Marital status99.60.87 (0.06)0.82-0.92Q61Source of funds96.20.74 (0.31)0.71-0.77
Q10Main employment activity96.20.78 (0.24)0.73-0.82Q62Source of medicine/drugs97.40.86 (0.15)0.83-0.89
Q11Occupation94.50.83 (0.12)0.80-0.85Q63Quality of care satisfaction89.10.79 (0.11)0.75-0.82
Q12Relative health status93.60.85 (0.09)0.81-0.89Q65Quality of care aspects85.20.58 (0.22)0.54-0.61
Q13Smoking status98.90.92 (0.13)0.98-0.98Q69Accompanied by household member97.20.64 (0.23)0.60-0.68
Q14Chronic health condition97.30.65 (0.32)0.61-0.69Q70Identification of member94.30.82 (0.17)0.78-0.86
Section 2: health-seeking behaviorSection 5: access to health insurance
Q16Consult health provider88.60.78 (0.09)0.74-0.83Q72Household members with insurance90.70.77 (0.18)0.73-0.81
Q17Compliance to therapy77.70.44 (0.14)0.42-0.46Q73Types of coverage91.60.91 (0.08)0.86-0.95
Q18Reason for non-compliance82.60.48 (0.13)0.43-0.52Q74Payers for coverage94.30.84 (0.15)0.78-0.90
Q19Reason for not seeking care89.40.76 (0.27)0.73-0.80Q75Method of payment99.80.92 (0.10)0.88-0.96
Q20Preventive care-seeking92.10.67 (0.19)0.62-0.71Q77Services covered79.40.56 (0.22)0.51-0.60
Q21Need to admit – past 12 months86.40.91 (0.16)0.85-0.94Section 6: housing conditions, amenities and assets
Q22Admission status95.30.87 (0.08)0.82-0.93Q78Type of dwelling99.40.82 (0.16)0.79-0.85
Q23Reason for non-admission84.20.71 (0.12)0.67-0.73Q79Owner of dwelling99.20.87 (0.12)0.83-0.92
Section 3: out-patient and health-related services usage over the last 4 weeksQ80Items owned in household82.90.73 (0.27)0.68-0.77
Q25Type of illness87.30.65 (0.19)0.62-0.68     
Q26Type of services88.40.69 (0.24)0.66-0.72     
Q27Name of health provider99.30.86 (0.17)0.83-0.89     
Q28Type of health provider95.60.79 (0.13)0.75-0.82     
Q30Owner of health provider92.70.80 (0.10)0.76-0.84     
Q31Reasons for not visiting nearest provider78.40.53 (0.26)0.50-0.56     
Q32Reasons for visiting nearest provider94.10.85 (0.07)0.82-0.88     
Q33Purchase of medicine/drugs75.20.44 (0.17)0.42-0.47     
Q34Reasons for not purchasing medicine/drugs89.10.87 (0.10)0.83-0.91     
Q35Reasons for purchasing medicine/drugs90.50.76 (0.15)0.72-0.79     
Q38Mode of payment97.10.83 (0.13)0.79-0.87     
Q39Source of funds96.40.91 (0.09)0.88-0.94     
Q40Waiting time pre-consultation82.70.69 (0.26)0.66-0.72     
Q41Waiting time-post consultation89.50.81 (0.29)0.78-0.83     
Q43Transport method to provider93.20.76 (0.35)0.72-0.79     
Q44Quality of care satisfaction94.60.81 (0.13)0.77-0.85     
Q45Quality of care aspects91.80.77 (0.39)0.72-0.81     
Q46Routine health expenses92.70.66 (0.18)0.63-0.69     
Q47Household persons with routine health expenses98.90.89 (0.24)0.83-0.95     

Note:aFor categorical items with more than two outcomes, a weighted κ coefficient was calculated

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