'The National Health Insurance scheme would be good and beneficial but I don't trust the system …': a cross-sectional mixed-methods study assessing the awareness and perceptions towards Uganda's proposed National Health Insurance scheme among informal sector workers in Iganga and Mayuge districts, Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most low-income countries have prioritised implementing national health insurance schemes (NHIs) as a solution to reducing the high out-of-pocket expenditures on health and enhancing access to healthcare, especially among informal sector workers. However, their perceptions remain unexplored in Uganda. This study aimed to assess the awareness and perceptions of the informal sector workers towards the proposed NHIs in Iganga and Mayuge districts, Uganda.

Methodology

A cross-sectional mixed-methods study was conducted in the Iganga and Mayuge districts of eastern Uganda between April and May 2019. Informal sector workers were randomly selected to participate in the study. Six key informant interviews with health workers and seven focus group discussions with informal

SUBMITTER: Namuhani N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816301 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature