ArticleZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health2017
Migrant female head porters' enrolment in and utilisation and renewal of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Kumasi, Ghana.
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- Factors affecting access to healthcare for young people in the informal sector in developing countries: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical lesions among female migrant head porters (kayayei) in Accra, Ghana: a pilot cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Health needs of migrant female head porters in Ghana: evidence from the Greater Accra and Greater Kumasi Metropolitan areas.International journal for equity in health · 2023Article
- Contraceptive use among female head porters: implications for health policy and programming in Ghana.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Continued adherence to community-based health insurance scheme in two districts of northeast Ethiopia: application of accelerated failure time shared frailty models.International journal for equity in health · 2022Article
- Correlates of dietary diversity among children aged 6-23 months of head porters in Ghana.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Who will drop out of voluntary social health insurance? Evidence from the New Cooperative Medical Scheme in China.Health policy and planning · 2021Article
- Barriers and Facilitators of Community-Based Health Insurance Policy Renewal in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.ClinicoEconomics and outcomes research : CEOR · 2021Article
- Implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Ghana: Lessons for South Africa and Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeAs a social protection policy, Ghana's National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) aims to improve access to healthcare, especially for the vulnerable. Migrant female head porters (
methodWe purposively sampled 392 migrant female head porters in the Kejetia, Asafo and Bantama markets. We used a binary logit regression model to estimate associations among baseline characteristics, convenience and benefit factors and enrolment in and renewal and utilisation of the NHIS.
resultAge and income significantly increased the probability of NHIS enrolment, renewal and utilisation. Long waiting times at NHIS offices significantly reduced the likelihood of renewal, while provision of drugs highly significantly increased the tendency for migrant female head porters to enrol in, renew and use the NHIS. Consulting and surgery also significantly increased renewal and utilisation of the NHIS.
conclusionPolitical commitment is imperative for effective implementation of the decentralisation policy of the NHIS through the National Health Insurance Authority in Kumasi. We argue that retail offices should be well equipped with logistic facilities to ensure convenience in NHIS initial enrolment and renewal processes by citizenry, and by vulnerable groups in particular.
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