Department of Human Physiology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Research Article
Willingness to Enrol in Social Health Insurance and Associated Factors among Household Heads in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State
Author(s): Chinelo Kenechukwu Tabansi*, Tamunotonye Harry and Uchechukwu Apugo
Background: Social Health Insurance (SHI) schemes cover the healthcare needs of the informal sector workers, provide them with financial protection, minimize the equity gap, reduce Out-of-Pocket (OOP) spending, and enhance utilization of the healthcare system.
Objective: To determine the willingness to enrol in SHI and its associated factors among household heads in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers state.
Method: This community-based cross-sectional study was carried out using the clusters and the EPI random walk sampling technique to obtain data from 205 selected household heads that were administered with an interviewer- administered questionnaire. The collected data was analysed using SPSS version 21.
Result: According to the findings, majority of the respondents were m.. View More»