Willingness to join and pay for community-based health insurance and associated determinants among urban households of Cameroon: case of Douala and Yaounde.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The risks associated with direct health spending are high in Cameroon, where almost all household income is spent on health care. Moreover, there is no real social security in Cameroon because of the lack of a universal social protection system.

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the willingness of Cameroonian urban dwellers to subscribe and the amount to pay for voluntary (VCHI) or compulsory community-based health insurance (CCHI).

Methods

A cross-sectional study based on a three-stage stratified cluster random sampling design using a bidding game style based on the contingent valuation approach was performed to in the two largest urban areas of Cameroon (Douala and Yaoundé) evaluate the willingness to pay for the VCHI and CCHI.

Results

The resu

SUBMITTER: Cheno RW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8010406 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature