Reports on Health Policy and Management Findings from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Provide New Insights (Socio-demographic Predictors of Willingness To Pay for Premium of National Health Insurance: a Cross-sectional Survey …): Health and Medicine – Health Policy and Management

2021 DEC 09 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Business Daily -- Investigators publish new report on Health and Medicine - Health Policy and Management. According to news reporting originating from Kumasi, Ghana, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The government of Sierra Leone introduced Social Health Insurance Scheme as a measure to remove financial barriers that beset the people in accessing health to ensure universal coverage. Under this policy, the citizens were encouraged to subscribe to the scheme to avoid out of pocket payment for healthcare at the point of use.”

Financial support for this research came from SLAM committee Canada.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, “This study was conducted to find out the predictors of willingness among the people to pay for health insurance premium. A cross-sectional study design was employed in six selected districts in Sierra Leone. Quantitative data was collected for this study through the use of semi-structured questionnaire with a sample size of 1185 respondents. Data was analysed into descriptive and inferential statistics using the contingent valuation model. Statistical analysis was run at 5% significant level using Stata version 14.0 software. The results showed that majority of the respondent are willing to join and pay a monthly premium of Le 10 000 (US$1.03) with an estimated mean contribution of about Le 14 089 (US$1.44) and the top five predictors of willingness to pay (WTP) were household monthly income, age, district of resident, gender, and educational qualification. The findings on predictors of WTP premium of Sierra Leone National Social Health Insurance (SLeNSHI), suggests that the socio-demographic characteristics of the population are important in premium design and payment.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Efforts at improving the socio-economic statuses of the population could be helpful in premium design and payment.”

For more information on this research see: Socio-demographic Predictors of Willingness To Pay for Premium of National Health Insurance: a Cross-sectional Survey of Six Districts In Sierra Leone. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2021. International Journal of Health Policy and Management can be contacted at: Kerman Univ Medical Sciences, Jahad Blvd, Kerman, 7619813159, Iran.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Peter Twum, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, College of Health and Science, School of Public Health, Dept Hlth Policy Management & Econ, Kumasi, Ghana. Additional authors for this research include Peter Agyei-Baffour, Deborah Larbie, Kwabena Anarfi Boateng, Abraham Isiaka Jimmy, Ibrahim Kwaku Duah, Abdul Bangura and Hassan Milton Conteh.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2021.50. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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