Researchers at Hawassa University Have Reported New Data on Life Science Research (Enrollment in community based health insurance program and the associated factors among households in Boricha district, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia; a …)

2020 JUN 12 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Fresh data on Life Science Research are presented in a new report. According to news reporting originating in Hawassa, Ethiopia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “In absence of any form of health insurance, out-of-pocket payments for health care lead to decreased use of health services and catastrophic health expenditures. Community-based health insurances has been promised financial model for informal sectors to reduce these problems in many countries.”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from Hawassa University, “When this comes down to Ethiopia, in the South Nation Nationality People’s Region of the country established 52 schemes including Boricha district, the study area However, there has been little evidence about the enrollment status and the associated factors in the study area in particular elsewhere in general. The study aims to assess the current enrollment status of households in community based health insurance and the associated factors in Boricha district of Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A community based cross-sectional study design was employed from February 01, 2019 to March 31, 2019, using a sample of 632 households. Data were collected using interviewer-administered pre-tested questionnaire and entered into EPI-Info 7and transported to SPSSversion20 for analysis. Multi-variable logistic regression analysis along with odds ratio and the corresponding 95% CI was conducted and significance was declared at P-value <0.05. Current enrollment status of households in community based health insurance was found to be 81 (12.8%). According to this study, educational status; secondary school& above[AOR=2.749, 95%CI(1.142, 6.618)], timing of collecting premium [AOR=0.433; 95% CI (0.196, 0.958)], family size 5, [AOR=4.16;95%CI (1.337, 12.944)], no trust on scheme management[AOR=0.272; 95%CI (0.140, 0.528)], lack of information [AOR=0.086; 95%CI (0.026, 0.288)], dissatisfaction with health care service received[AOR=0.303; 95%CI (0.171, 0.537)], no chronic illness in the family[AOR=0.259; 95%C.I.(0.137, 0.488)] were factors significantly associated with current enrollment status in CBHI. Households head’s education status, timing of premium collection, family size, no trust on scheme management, lack of information, services dissatisfaction and chronic illness in the family member were the identified factors associated with enrollment in CBHI in the study area.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Therefore, to enhance the enrollment and sustainability of CBHI in the study area awareness creation, improving timing of premium collection, strengthening scheme management, improving quality of service are the areas that decision makers needs to intervene.”

For more information on this research see: Enrollment in community based health insurance program and the associated factors among households in Boricha district, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia; a cross-sectional study. Plos One, 2020;15(6):e0234028. (Public Library of Science - www.plos.org; Plos One - www.plosone.org)

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting K. Tefera, School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia. Additional authors for this research include D. Nageso and K. Gutema.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234028. 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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