Sriwijaya University Researchers Have Provided New Study Findings on Health and Medicine (Factors Associated with Independent National Health Insurance Ownership among Reproductive Aged Women in Indonesia): Health and Medicine

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2023 MAR 02 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Business Daily -- New study results on agriculture have been published. According to news reporting originating from Sriwijaya University by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Indonesia has been aiming toward universal health coverage since 2019, but it has yet to be achieved. The National Health Insurance (NHI) program provides individual services for women of reproductive age who require health care before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and at the time of labor.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Sriwijaya University: “This study aims to analyze factors associated with independent NHI ownership among women of reproductive age in Indonesia. Secondary data from the Wave 5 Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS) involving 2,084 women of reproductive age were used. The chi-square test and logistic regression test were used for data analysis. The percentage of women of reproductive age who have independent NHI was 48.4%. Age, region, residence, education, marital status, employment status, chronic disease history, health perception, and economic status were associated with the independent NHI ownership. Urban was found to be a predictor for insurance ownership.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Women of reproductive age who live in urban areas are more likely to have NHI than those in rural areas. The Indonesian government should improve NHI ownership equality by expanding health insurance coverage in rural areas.”

For more information on this research see: Factors Associated with Independent National Health Insurance Ownership among Reproductive Aged Women in Indonesia. Makara Journal of Health Research, 2022,26(1):1-6. (Makara Journal of Health Research - http://journal.ui.ac.id/health). The publisher for Makara Journal of Health Research is Universitas Indonesia.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.7454/msk.v26i1.1309.

Our news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Ika Putri Widiarti, Faculty of Public Health, Sriwijaya University, South Sumatera 30862, Indonesia. Additional authors for this research include Haerawati Idris.