Analysis of the role of health insurance schemes in health care services utilization in Tanzania: a case study of national health insurance fund

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dc.contributor.authorMwamdanga, Lilian
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-08T07:40:49Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T09:49:42Z
dc.date.available2019-07-08T07:40:49Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T09:49:42Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionAvailable in print formen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study set out to make analysis of the role of Health Insurance Schemes in utilization of health care services in Tanzania. The study collected primary data from Ilala and Temeke districts in Dar es Salaam region through administering a questionnaire to respondents. The theoretical model based on health demand theory by Grossman (1972), and an empirical model similar to the model used by Mwabu Ainsworth and Nyamete (2011) were used in this study whereby logit model was applied in estimations. The study reveals that the variables: gender, education, occupation and insurance were significant with positive correlation with health care services utilization, in the sense that females, who have completed secondary education and above, who are formally occupied and are members of NHIF scheme have a higher chance of utilizing more health care services. Age and marital status did not have much influence on utilization of health care services. The results of this study show that majority of members utilize health care services due to their enrollment of NHIF. The same members posed a lot of complaints on the services offered this can be an indicator of poverty in the sense that people would prefer something better in the health system but given their situations they have no alternative. The study recommends that; NHIF and accredited facilities should improve their services to cater for the needs of different groups of people.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMwamdanga, L (2011)Analysis of the role of health insurance schemes in health care services utilization in Tanzania: a case study of national health insurance fund, master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam (available athttp://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/detail.aspx)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/4886
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectHealth insuranceen_US
dc.subjectHealth insurence schemeen_US
dc.subjectHealth care servicesen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectNational Health Insurance Funden_US
dc.titleAnalysis of the role of health insurance schemes in health care services utilization in Tanzania: a case study of national health insurance funden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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