Factors Influencing Voluntary Enrollment into NHIF among Market Vendors: A Case of Mwanza, Tanzania

BackgroundNational Health Insurance Fund recently developed new affordable packages aiming at attracting enrolment ofnew clients into the health insurance scheme, however, NHIF still faces low enrollment of clients primarily fromthe informal sector. This study aims at understanding factors affecting uptake of voluntary NHIF in the informalsector, focusing on how demographic factors, socioeconomic status, level of awareness and perceived quality ofhealth care affect the uptake of voluntary NHIF in the informal sector.