Factors Associated with Enrollment of Household in National Health Insurance Program in Eastern Nepal

Authors

  • Koshika Timsina Department of Health Service, Government of Nepal, Katari Hospital, Udayapur, Nepal
  • Suvekshya Silwal Department of Adult Health Nursing, Biratnagar Nursing Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0698-9222
  • Punam Kumari Mandal Department of Community Health Nursing, Biratnagar Nursing Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal
  • Saraswati Basnet Department of Adult Health Nursing, Biratnagar Nursing Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v20i2.60713

Keywords:

factors, enrollment, household, national health Insurance program

Abstract

Background
Health insurance is entrusted to make health services more equitable and decrease the financial burden caused by catastrophic out-of-pocket payments. This study aimed to assess the factors affecting the enrollment of households in National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) in eastern Nepal.
Methods
Cross-sectional data were collected from 189 households in Itahari sub-metropolitan city using a structured questionnaire. Chi-square tests was used to examine the association between NHIP enrollment and selected demographic variables derived from the data.
Results
The findings showed that 63% of households were enrolled in NHIP and enrollment was associated with education, family type, ethnicity, socio-economic status, prior experience of illness, utilization of health facilities, and knowledge regarding NHIP.
Conclusions
Variables like education, family type, ethnicity, socio-economic status, prior experience of illness, utilization of health facility, knowledge regarding the annual premium amount, annual benefit ceiling, and renewal time found to be associated with NHIP enrollment.

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Author Biography

Suvekshya Silwal, Department of Adult Health Nursing, Biratnagar Nursing Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal

Nursing Department,  Teacher,  TU IoM , Biratnagar Nursing Campus, Biratnagar

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Timsina, K., Silwal, S., Mandal, P. K., & Basnet, S. (2024). Factors Associated with Enrollment of Household in National Health Insurance Program in Eastern Nepal . Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 20(2), 132–137. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v20i2.60713

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