Health insurance and health system (un) responsiveness: a qualitative study with elderly in rural Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health insurance (HI) has increasingly been accepted as a mechanism to facilitate access to healthcare in low and middle-income countries. However, health insurance members, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa, have reported a low responsiveness in health systems. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of healthcare services from the perspective of insured and uninsured elderly in rural Tanzania.

Method

An explanatory qualitative study was conducted in the rural districts of Igunga and Nzega, located in western-central Tanzania. Eight focus group discussions were carried out with 78 insured and uninsured elderly men and women who were purposely selected because they were 60 years of age or older and had utilised healthcare services in the p

SUBMITTER: Amani PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532322 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature