Factors influencing community health fund prepayement enrollment in Igunga district Tanzania.

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dc.contributor.authorOngwae, Kennedy Magoma
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-08T13:53:41Z
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-08T10:05:57Z
dc.date.available2019-07-08T13:53:41Z
dc.date.available2020-01-08T10:05:57Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.descriptionAvailable in print formen_US
dc.description.abstractIn Igunga district of Tanzania, community health fund (CHF) has been in operation since 1996. CHF is a form of community based health care financing that involves household prepayment for health care on an annual basis. CHF household membership in 1998 was 5.6%. The target for that year was 65%. In 1999, the CHF household membership was 22.5%. Hence, there was a wide discrepancy between level achieved and target. Therefore, the main study objective was to assess factors that influence the level of CHF household enrolment. To achieve the objectives, a cross-sectional descriptive study, which was also partially analytic, was adopted. The study findings revealed that: the level of CHF awareness at the household level was sub-optimal. Travel time from the villages to the health facility was negatively correlated to both CHF awareness and CHF membership levels. The current (2000+) CHF household membership rate was 27.3%. Other findings in relation to membership included a CHF membership continuation rate of 24.5% and a dropout rate of 9.4% in the period 1996-2000. The rate of new membership recruitment was 2.7% in the year 2000. Based on the findings, it is recommended that sustained CHF promotional campaigns especially in villages that are located far from health facilities be initiated.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOngwae, K. M. (2000). Factors influencing community health fund prepayement enrollment in Igunga district Tanzania. Masters dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam. Available at (http://41.86.178.3/internetserver3.1.2/search.aspx?formtype=advanced)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/6011
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectCommunity health servicesen_US
dc.subjectCommunity financeen_US
dc.subjectIgunga districten_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleFactors influencing community health fund prepayement enrollment in Igunga district Tanzania.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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