Awareness and Attitude of Medical Practitioners in Ilorin Towards the National Health Insurance Scheme

Katibi, Ibraheem; Akande, AA; Akande, T.M.

doi:10.4314/smj2.v6i1.12819

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“…Previous studies carried out mainly among urban dwellers in Nigeria have shown that awareness and knowledge about prepayment schemes as it is available under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was low. [10][11][12][13] Similar findings were reported in some other developing countries. 6,14,15 Certain sociodemographic factors such as sex, educational and socioeconomic status are known to influence the awareness about available health-care services and thus, could either promote or serve as a barrier to the uptake of available health-care services.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Previous studies have reported similar findings that low level of trust in government public policies was responsible restraining people from participating in a prepayment scheme in Cambodia and was also shown in a Nigeria study as a likely factor that might dissuade people from participating. 12,30 However, this is in contrast to a study by Mathaeurs and others 6 where people did not express any element of distrust in government managing insurance funds. The low level of trust in government programs could result from peoples experiences in previous programs that either failed or whose financial resources were mismanaged.…”

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confidence: 53%

“…The literature is deficient in studies on the cultural values that may influence the design of a prepayment system for residents of rural communities, particularly in Nigeria. 1,11,[23][24][25] Some studies on prepayment scheme from the southwest of Nigeria focused mainly on urban dwellers, 10,12,13 while none have been published about rural dwellers in the southwest of Nigeria. Thus, an assessment of these attributes among the potential beneficiaries of the scheme is a prerequisite to designing a culturally acceptable method of implementation that will also accommodate the socioeconomic situation of the people.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Payment for Health Care and Perception of the National Health Insurance Scheme in a Rural Area in Southwest Nigeria

Adewole¹,

Adebayo²,

Udeh³

et al. 2015

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Health insurance coverage of the informal sector is a challenge in Nigeria. This study assessed the methods of payment for health care and awareness about the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) among members of selected households in a rural area in the southwest of Nigeria. Using a multistage sampling technique, a semi-structured, pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 345 households. The majority of the people still pay for health care by out-of-pocket (OOP) method. Awareness about the NHIS in Nigeria was poor, but attitude to it was encouraging; and from the responses obtained, the people implied that they were willing to enroll in the scheme if the opportunity is offered. However, lack of trust in government social policies, religious belief, and poverty were some of the factors that might impede the implementation and expansion of the NHIS in the informal sector. Stakeholders should promote socioculturally appropriate awareness program about the NHIS and its benefits. Factors that might present challenges to the scheme should be adequately addressed by the government and other stakeholders associated with prepayment schemes in Nigeria.

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confidence: 99%

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Payment for Health Care and Perception of the National Health Insurance Scheme in a Rural Area in Southwest Nigeria

Adewole¹,

Adebayo²,

Udeh³

et al. 2015

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Several health care financing systems have been utilized ranging from out of pockets expenditures, employer finance mechanisms, general tax revenues, charitable or voluntary organizations, community based health care financing methods, and recently social health insurance schemes [22]. Despite all these strategies, access to health care in Nigeria is still far below the global standards [23] [24] [25] [26]. Nigeria's National Health Insurance was established to ensure health insurance coverage for the general population, but less than 10% people have registered and most of them are employer based [14] [27].…”

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confidence: 99%

Household Perceptions, Willingness to Pay, Benefit Package Preferences, Health System Readiness for National Health Insurance Scheme in Southern Nigeria

Omotowo¹,

Ezeoke²,

Ikechukwu³

et al. 2016

Health

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Introduction: Several Nigerians are completely denied access to adequate health care because of cultural, temporal and financial factors with inequity. Objectives: To ascertain the household perceptions, willingness to pay, benefit package preferences, and health systems readiness for Insurance Scheme. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 400 heads of households and 43 health workers in Enugu, Southern Nigeria. Results: Awareness of NHIS among the heads of household was 56.8%, while it was 86% among the health workers. Awareness of NHIS among heads of households was significantly associated to both educational level (X 2 = 16.083, P = 0.001), and occupation (X 2 = 5.694, P = 0.017). More males (61.6%) had correct perceptions of NHIS compared to females (58.6%), but not statistically significant (X 2 = 0.336, P = 0.562). Majority of households respondents 89% are willing to pay for NHIS. Willingness to pay was significantly associated to occupation (X 2 = 5.169, df = 1, P = 0.023), but willingness to pay mandatory 5% premium was not significantly associated to occupation (X 2 = 0.884, P = 347). Only 11.6% of the health facilities are enlisted as providers in the scheme. Conclusion: Willingness to pay was high, but majority are not ready to pay 5% premium of their earnings. Awareness creation programmes should be improved for the public, and more health facilities enlisted for wider coverage.

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“…However, the conception of NHIS dates back to 1962 when the need for financing health care for Nigerians was first recognized [1]. The Federal Government approved NHIS in 1997, signed it into law in 1999 and officially on the 6th June 2005 [9]. The original scheme has been modified to accommodate the less privileged persons in the Nigeria [4].…”

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An Appraisal of Clients’ Utilization of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Services at the Kubwa General Hospital

Marvel¹

2018

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NHIS was launched officially on 6th of June 2005. The Scheme is designed to provide comprehensive health care at affordable costs, covering employees of the formal sector, self-employed, as well as rural communities, the poor and the vulnerable groups. However, client satisfaction of services rendered continues to be a major concern for the improvement of NHIS. This study is designed to determine the level and causes of dissatisfaction of clients accessing NHIS clinic at the Kubwa General Hospital, Kubwa, FCT, Abuja. This study employed a descriptive cross sectional survey. 279 NHIS enrollees were recruited for this study at the Kubwa General Hospital. Questionnaires were administered and the level of dissatisfaction and satisfaction of NHIS services were analyzed. The satisfaction rate was 69.2% while the dissatisfaction rate was 22.9%. The respondents were satisfied with the attitude of health workers in NHIS clinic, Kubwa. However, they were dissatisfied with waiting time, attitude of record officers and those in pharmacy department. This study found that the level of dissatisfaction with NHIS services is high despite a high satisfaction level. The Attitude of health workers may influence the dissatisfaction of enrollees. NHIS is still limited to the formal sector.

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Awareness and Attitude of Medical Practitioners in Ilorin Towards the National Health Insurance Scheme

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Payment for Health Care and Perception of the National Health Insurance Scheme in a Rural Area in Southwest Nigeria

Payment for Health Care and Perception of the National Health Insurance Scheme in a Rural Area in Southwest Nigeria

Household Perceptions, Willingness to Pay, Benefit Package Preferences, Health System Readiness for National Health Insurance Scheme in Southern Nigeria

An Appraisal of Clients’ Utilization of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Services at the Kubwa General Hospital

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