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National Health Insurance Scheme and its Effect on Staff’s Financial Burden in A Nigerian Tertiary Health Facility

Tanimola M. Akande,A.G. Salaudeen,Oluwole Adeyemi Babatunde,Kabir Adekunle Durowade,Busayo Emmanuel Agbana,Charles Oluwatemitope Olomofe+1 more-2012-12-03-RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
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Background: The core roles of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in health financing include raising of revenue and pooling of resources for health care so that health risk can be effectively shared among enrollees. This study seeks to find out the effects of NHIS on hospital staffs’ financial burden and satisfaction with services rendered in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Centre. Methodology: This study was carried out in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Staff Clinic (UITH Staff Clinic). This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample size of 210 derived using Fishers formula. Semi-structured, pre-tested, interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data while the analysis was done using EPI INFO version 4.3.1. Systematic sampling technique was used to select respondents. Frequency tables and cross tabulations were generated. Chi-square and student t-test was used to determine statistical significance of observed differences in cross tabulated variab

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Background: The core roles of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in health financing include raising of revenue and pooling of resources for health care so that health risk can be effectively shared among enrollees. This study seeks to find out the effects of NHIS on hospital staffs’ financial burden and satisfaction with services rendered in a Nigerian Tertiary Health Centre. Methodology: This study was carried out in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Staff Clinic (UITH Staff Clinic). This is a cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample size of 210 derived using Fishers formula. Semi-structured, pre-tested, interviewer administered questionnaire was used to collect data while the analysis was done using EPI INFO version 4.3.1. Systematic sampling technique was used to select respondents. Frequency tables and cross tabulations were generated. Chi-square and student t-test was used to determine statistical significance of observed differences in cross tabulated variab

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InterviewPoolingHealth careRevenueTertiary careMedicineSample size determinationFamily medicine

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