The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Health Policy and Management Outcome Reports provide new information (Sociodemographic predictors of willingness to pay for the national health insurance premium: a cross-sectional survey …): Health and medicine – Health policy and management

2021 DEC 09 (NewsRx) – By a Journalist-Staff News Editor at Health and Medicine Business Daily – Investigators publish a new report on health and medicine – Health policy and management. According to information from Kumasi, Ghana, per NewsRx correspondents, the research said: “The government of Sierra Leone introduced the social health insurance scheme as a measure to remove financial barriers that hinder access to health care in order to ensure universal coverage. As part of this policy, citizens were encouraged to subscribe to the program to avoid direct payment for health care at the point of use. “

Financial support for this research came from the SLAM committee Canada.

Our editors got a research citation from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, “This study was conducted to find predictors of people’s willingness to pay health insurance premiums. A cross-sectional study design was used in six selected districts in Sierra Leone. Quantitative data was collected for this study through the use of a semi-structured questionnaire with a sample of 1185 respondents. The data were analyzed into descriptive and inferential statistics using the contingent valuation model. Statistical analysis was performed at a significant level of 5% using Stata software version 14.0. The results showed that the majority of respondents are willing to join and pay a monthly premium of 10,000 Le ($ 1.03) with an estimated average contribution of around Le 14 089 (US $ 1.44) and the top five predictors of willingness to pay (WTP) were monthly household income, age, neighborhood of resident, gender, and educational level. The results on the predictors of the CAP premium of Sierra Leone National Social Health Insurance (SLeNSHI), suggests that the socio-demographic characteristics of the population are important in the design and payment of premiums.

According to the editors, the research concluded: “Efforts to improve the socio-economic status of the population could be helpful in the design and payment of bonuses. “

For more information on this research, see: Socio-demographic predictors of the willingness to pay for the National health insurance: a Cross-sectional survey of the six districts of Sierra Leone. International journal of health policy and management, 2021. International journal of health policy and management can be contacted at: Kerman Univ Medical Sciences, Jahad Boulevard, Kerman, 7619813159, Iran.

The editors point out that additional information can be obtained by contacting Pierre Twum, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Health and Science, School of Public Health, Dept Hlth Policy Management & Econ, Kumasi, Ghana. Additional authors of this research include Peter Agyei-Baffour, Deborah Larbie, Kwabena Anarfi Boateng, Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Ibrahim Kwaku Duah, Abdul Bangura and Hassan Milton Conteh.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for this additional information is: https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2021.50. This DOI is a link to a free or paid online electronic document, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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