Mundane? Demographic characteristics as predictors of enrolment onto the National Health Insurance Scheme in two districts of Ghana

Autor:	Anthony Seddoh, Fuseini Sataru
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	National Health Insurance Scheme Historical context of health care financing in Ghana Social protection Enrolment Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Zdroj:	BMC Health Services Research, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1472-6963
DOI:	10.1186/s12913-018-3155-1
Popis:	Abstract Background In 2003, Ghana passed a law to establish a National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to serve as the main vehicle for achieving universal health coverage. Over 60% of the population had registered by 2009. Current active membership is however 40%. The stagnation in growth has been recorded across all the membership categories. Clearly, the Scheme is falling short of its core objective. This analysis is a critical thematic contextual examination of the effects of demographic factors on enrolment onto the Scheme. Methods Demographic secondary data for 625 respondents collected (using a structured questionnaire) during a cross-sectional household survey in an urban, Ashaiman, and rural, Adaklu, districts was analyzed in univariate and multivariate logistic regression models using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS). Statistical significance was set at P-value
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