WILLINGNESS TO ENROL AND PAY FOR A CONTRIBUTORY HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME AND ITS DETERMINANTS: A SURVEY OF RURAL AND URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA.
There was low awareness, moderate willingness to enrol, and reluctance to pay premiums above 5,000 Naira. Age, sex, and occupation were determinants of willingness to enrol. Strengthening community engagement could improve health insurance uptake and universal health coverage in the State. Keywords: Willingness to enrol, willingness to pay, Health Insurance, Universal health coverage, Rivers State.
Authors
- Philip Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6434-2052)
- Adaeze Oreh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9141-8215)
- Abiye Somiari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3934-4512)
- J I Aleme
- Vetty Agala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6045-2645)
- Vivian Ifeoma Ogbonna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5853-6236)
Institutions
- University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (NG)
- Ministry of Health (SZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-11-10
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Care Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00