Potential demand for National Health Insurance in Zimbabwe: Evidence from selected urban informal sector clusters in Harare.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Zimbabwe's tax-based healthcare financing model has been characterised by perennial financing deficits and widespread application of user fees and has thus been socially exclusive. The country's urban informal sector population is not spared from these challenges. The study explored the potential demand for National Health Insurance (NHI) among respondents from selected urban informal sector clusters of Harare. The following clusters were targeted: Glenview furniture complex, Harare home industries, Mupedzanhamo flea market, Mbare new wholesale market and Mbare retail market.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was administered to 388 respondents from the selected clusters, and data on the determinants of Willingness to Join (WTJ) and Willingness to Pay (WTP) was gat

SUBMITTER: Chipunza T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228813 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature