Willingness to pay for social health insurance and its determinants among public servants in Mekelle City, Northern Ethiopia: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Owing to lack of adequate healthcare financing, access to at least the basic health services is still a problem in Ethiopia. With the intention of raising funds and ensuring universal health coverage, a mandatory health insurance scheme has been introduced. The Community Based Health Insurance has been implemented in all regions of the country, while implementation of social health insurance was delayed mainly due to resistance from public servants. This study was, therefore, aimed to assess willingness to pay for social health insurance and its determinant factors among public servants in Mekelle city, Northern Ethiopia.

Methods

A concurrent mixed approach of cross-sectional study design using double bound dichotomous choice contingent valuation method and qualit

SUBMITTER: Gidey MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6332701 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature