Factors Associated With Community Based Health Insurance Healthcare Service Utilization of Households in South Gondar Zone, Amhara, Ethiopia. A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Autor: Yikeber Abebaw Moyehodie, Setegn Muche Fenta, Solomon Sisay Mulugeta, Setegn Bayabil Agegn, Embet Yismaw, Hailegebrael Birhan Biresaw, Mitiku Wale Muluneh, Bezanesh Melese Masresha, Fentaw Teshome Dagnaw
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Health Services Insights, Vol 15 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1178-6329
11786329
DOI: 10.1177/11786329221096065
Popis: In Ethiopia, community-based health insurance was implemented to promote equitable access to sustainable quality health care and increase financial protection. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with community-based Health Insurance, Health Care Service Utilization of Households in the South Gondar Zone. A community-based cross-sectional study was employed. Data were collected among 619 randomly selected households in the south Gondar zone. Chi-square and binary logistic regression analyses with a P -Value of less than .05 were used to determine the association. Out of the total households, 511(82.6%) were using the CBHI scheme for health care service utilization. Residence, marital status, education level, occupation status, family size, presence of under-five children in the household, presence of elders in the households, nearest health institution, presence of chronic illness in the household’s, time taken to reach health institution, an attitude of a household were the determinant factors of community-based health insurance scheme health care service utilization of households. It is recommended that the local, regional and national governments, policymakers on optimal actions, NGOs, and other supporting organizations shall improve or scale-up the scheme by providing awareness to the community based on these significant factors and the attitude of households.
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