Factors influencing willingness and ability to pay for social health insurance in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many low and middle-income countries are increasingly cognisant of the need to offer financial protection to its citizens through pre-payment schemes in order to curb high out of pocket expenditure and catastrophic spending on healthcare. However, there is limited rigorous contextual evidence to make decisions regarding optimal design of such schemes. This study assesses the willingness-to-pay (WTP) for the recently introduced state contributory health insurance scheme (SHIS) in Nigeria.

Methods

The study took place in 6 local government areas in Kaduna state, North-west Nigeria. Data were collected from a household survey using a three-stage cluster sampling approach, with each household having the same probability of being selected. Interviews were conducted wit

SUBMITTER: Ogundeji YK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6677309 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature