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. 2013 Nov 12;13:474. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-474

Table 2.

Membership of health insurance schemes

Variable Number (%)
Household with at least one member in health insurance
314 (52.9)
Number of individuals with insurance cover
991 (41.0)
Type of insurance coverage
 
  • NHIF
407 (41.1)
  • CBHI
359 (36.2)
  • Both CBHI and NHIF
139 (14.0)
  • Other
86 (8.7)
  Total
991 (100)
Period of membership
 
  • < 6 months
32 (8.9)
  • 6–12 months
50 (14.0)
  • 13–24 months
63 (17.6)
  • >24 months
213 (59.5)
Frequency of contribution
 
  • Monthly
122 (34.1)
  • Annually
236 (65.9)
Monthly contribution rates in Kenya Shillings (US$)
 
  • Mean contribution
193 ($ 2.42)
  • Median contribution
160 ($ 2.00)
Reasons for not belonging to health insurance
 
  • Cannot afford
135 ( 43.5)
  • Unawareness of schemes existence
67 (21.6)
  • Not compulsory
26 (8.4)
  • Do not trust the schemes
20 (6.5)
  • Other
62 (20.0)
  Total 310 (100)