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. 2021 Nov 24;1(11):e0000057. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000057

Table 2. Healthcare utilization, enrolment in health insurance and willingness to pay for insurance in Seven Communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA), 2018.

Healthcare utilization/Health insurance enrolment Kenya Nigeria Tanzania Uganda Total
Viwandani Ikire Olorunda Abaa Ogane-Uge Ikpok Ikpa Ukonga Soroti
Perceived good/excellent health 240 (80.0) 412 (82.1) 510 (69.7) 280 (68.3) 421 (85.6) 303 (66.9) 410 (52.1) 2575 (70.1)
Utilization of private hospital/clinics (%) 94 (31.3) 185 (38.2) 160 (21.9) 39 (11.3) 10 (2.0) 241 (53.2) 75 (9.6) 804 (22.4)
Utilization of public hospital/clinics (%) 193 (64.3) 223 (46.1) 466 (63.7) 305 (88.7) 294 (59.8) 155 (34.2) 644 (82.0) 2280 (63.5)
Not satisfied with overall experience in the health facilities (%) 49 (19.1) 8 (1.7) 319 (43.6) 23 (7.0) 5 (1.0) 13 (2.9) 69 (13.8) 486 (13.8)
Household health expenditure (US$ per month) (median (IQR)) 11 (19) 7 (20) 8 (18) 18 (38) 7 (13) 11 (18) 13 (23) 10 (21)
Enrollment in health Insurance (%) 129 (43.0) 8 (1.6) 57 (13.7) 40 (10.4) 10 (2.0) 79 (17.4) 29 (3.7) 352 (10.6)
Willingness to pay for health insurance (%) 292 (97.3) 480 (95.6) 476 (65.0) 268 (65.4) 428 (87.0) 424 (93.6) 528 (67.1) 2896 (78.8)
Willing to pay for all household members (%) NA 332 (70.0) 88 (12.0) 209 (64.1) 384 (78.0) 201 (45.9) 560 (71.2) 1774 (54.7)
Amount willing to pay US$ per person per month (median (IQR)) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 7 (10) 2 (2) 1 (2) 1 (5) 2 (2)
Ability to pay for Insurance Scheme (%)* NA 108 (53.7) 221 (57.7) 23 (16.3) 221 (82.2) NA NA 573 (57.6)

NA: Data not available.