作者
Akwasi Kumi-Kyereme, Hubert Amu, Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh
发表日期
2017/12
期刊
Archives of Public Health
卷号
75
页码范围
1-10
出版商
BioMed Central
简介
Background
One of the main objectives of the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme, at its establishment in 2003, was to ease financial burden of the full cost recovery policy, particularly on the poor. However, currently, majority of the scheme’s subscribers are individuals in the upper wealth quintile, as the poor in society rather have not subscribed. We explored the motivational factors as well as the barriers to health insurance subscription in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana.
Methods
This study collected qualitative data from 30 purposively selected subscribers and non-subscribers to the National Health Insurance Scheme using an in-depth interview guide.
Results
Major motivational factors identified were; affordable health insurance premium, access to free drugs, and social security against unforeseen health …
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