| Abstract |
Financing
healthcare for the poor is one major challenge facing the world’s poorest
populations in developing countries. While over 90% of the global burden of
disease is borne by over 80%, only about 11% of global health spending is on
the poor. Community-based health insurance schemes (CBHIS) have emerged in
Africa for mobilizing community resources. They can also be a stepping stone to
a more formal and potentially universal coverage. In parts of Africa where such
schemes exist, they have not effectively covered the target population. Nigeria
has a few such schemes. This paper uses the contingent valuation to examine the
possibility of adopting CBHIS using in-kind payments in rural Nigeria. The
study finds that gender, household size, health status, the quality of health
care centers, confidence in the proposed scheme, distance to the nearest health
care center and income are major determinants of households’ willingness to pay
(WTP) for the scheme. |
CARRELLO
COLLANE
SERIES ANTIQUA
BERGAMO UNIVERSITY PRESS
OFFICINA DELL'ATENEO
SCOLASTICA E FIABE
ALTRE COLLANE
ACCADEMIA DI BRERA
SCOLASTICA PER STRANIERI