Research from Aga Khan University Hospital Reveals New Findings on Health Insurance (Impressions and attitudes of adult residents of Karachi towards…

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Research from Aga Khan University Hospital Reveals New Findings on Health Insurance (Impressions and attitudes of adult residents of Karachi towards a possible public health insurance scheme)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Current study results on Health Insurance have been published. According to news reporting out of Karachi, Pakistan, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "To gauge the general population's knowledge and attitude towards a possible public health insurance scheme. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from April to May 2015, and comprised permanent residents of the city."

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Aga Khan University Hospital, "Convenience sampling was used. Data was collected via questionnaires. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis. There were 340 participants in the study with an overall mean age of 32.9?12.4 years. Besides, 159(46.8%) participants were aware of the concept of medical insurance while the correct definition was identified by 160(50.5%) respondents. Overall, 256(75.3%) participants were willing to join a theoretical public health insurance scheme. Of all the respondents, 107(31.5%) had faced a catastrophic event in the past and consequently were more willing to join. Of those unsure or not willing to join, 33(37.9%) respondents identified lack of trust in government programmes as the main reason for their choice."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "A large majority of adults had a favourable attitude towards the implementation of a possible public health insurance scheme."

For more information on this research see: Impressions and attitudes of adult residents of Karachi towards a possible public health insurance scheme. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2017;67(9):1460-1465.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting V.F. Raza, Medical College, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Additional authors for this research include M. Iftikhar, A. Gulab, J. Anwar, M. Tetlay, S. Atif, Z. Butt, M.H. Khan, A. Moiz, M. Nadeem and S. Saleem.