Uptake of health insurance by the rural poor in Ghana: determinants and implications for policy.

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2018
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Abstract
Financing access to healthcare services in developing countries remains a major challenge despite recent advances towards implementation of various health insurance policies in many low and middle-income countries. The use of health insurance is considered an important means to achieve universal health coverage. However, uptake of health insurance in most developing countries remains low as a result of several challenges. Empirical evidence of factors restraining enrolment is rare in many developing countries including Ghana. This paper therefore sought to investigate the factors associated with the uptake of health insurance products and the implications thereof for policy, using Awutu Senya West District of Ghana as case study.A logit model was used to analyze data from 178 respondents randomly selected from two microfinance groups operating in the study area.The results indicate that insurance uptake is higher among younger people, but lower among women. Older women are however more likely to take up health insurance compared to older men. In addition, the study reveals that insurance uptake increases with level of education but decreases with household size.The study concludes that even though the premium on health insurance coverage in Ghana is arguably low, socio-demographic characteristics such as age, sex, literacy level and household size affect the decision to enroll. Adequate public sensitization on the benefits of the scheme and decreasing the statutory age for exemption from premium payment, especially in rural localities, are some of the measures suggested to enhance health insurance uptake in Ghana and other developing countries.
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Authors Alesane, Aaron;Anang, Benjamin Tetteh;
Journal The Pan African medical journal
Year 2018
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10.11604/pamj.2018.31.124.16265
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ghana health insurance logit model rural poor

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