Trust in the integrity of a micro health insurance scheme and its determinants in two rural districts of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mistrust in community-based health insurance schemes is a significant deterrent to enrollment and renewal decisions. Despite its significance, there is little evidence on the level of community trust in such schemes. This study examined the level of trust in the integrity of a community-based health insurance scheme and its determinants in two rural districts of northeast Ethiopia.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 1,232 randomly selected rural households who had been registered in a community-based health insurance scheme. The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using an electronic data collection platform. Multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis was performed using the partial proportional odds model to

SUBMITTER: Hussien M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792196 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature