Global Research Journal of Public Health and Epidemiology

Households’ Socio-Demographic Factors and Health Insurance Uptake among Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria

Abstract

 

This study examined the impact of households’ socio-demographic factors on health insurance uptake among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. It utilized datasets from telephone interviews in ten states (Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Niger, and Lagos). Among the major findings are that age, education, frequency of watching TV, choice of health facility, and respondents’ place of residence had a significant positive effect on women of childbearing age enrolment in health insurance in Nigeria. Specifically, women in the higher educational cadre are 834 times more likely to enrol or renew their health insurance subscriptions than those in the lower educational cadre, and likewise, those who live in urban communities are 108 times more likely to uptake a health insurance policy compared to women in rural areas.  These results suggest that policy-makers should re-intensify efforts for universal and sustainable healthcare coverage in Nigeria's urban and rural communities.

 

Keywords: Health Insurance Coverage, Households, Women of Child-bearing age, NOIPolls, Socio-Demographic Factors, Telephone Polling Methodology..

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