Determinants of health insurance ownership in Jordan: a cross-sectional study of population and family health survey 2017-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

With about one-third of the population living below the poverty line, Jordan faces major healthcare, social and national development issues. Low insurance coverage among the poor and high out-of-pocket expenditure worsens the financial insecurity especially for the marginalised population. The Government of Jordan aims to achieve universal coverage of health insurance-a bold plan that requires research evidence for successful implementation. In this study, we aimed to assess the proportion of the population covered by any health insurance, and the determinants owing a health insurance.

Design

A population-based prospective cohort study.

Setting

Jordan.

Methods

Data for this study were derived from the Jordan Population and Family Health Survey, which

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7934725 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature