Experiences of membership in munno mubulwadde (your friend indeed) - a novel community-based health insurance scheme in Luwero district in rural central Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-Based Health Insurance (CBHI) schemes are recognized as an important health financing pathway to achieving universal health coverage (UHC). Although previous studies have documented CBHIs in low-income countries, the majority of these have been provider-based. Non-provider based schemes have received comparatively less empirical attention. We sought to describe a novel non-provider based CBHI munno mubulwadde (your friend indeed) comprising informal sector members in rural central Uganda to understand the structure of the scheme, the experiences of scheme members in terms of the perceived benefits and barriers to retention in the scheme.

Methods

We report qualitative findings from a larger mixed-methods study. We conducted in-depth interviews with insure

SUBMITTER: Nabanoba C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792776 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature