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. 2020 Mar 2;61(1):27–31. doi: 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_126_18

Table 4.

Enrollees expressed satisfaction with care under the scheme

Variable Frequency (%) Cum total
Ever made complaints to HMO, frequency (%)
 Yes 29 (7.8) 29
 No 344 (92.2) 373
Types/categories of complaints (n=29), frequency (%)
 Delay/waiting time too long 12 (41.4) 12
 Change of hospital/referral issue 5 (17.2) 17
 Drugs/test not covered 5 (17.2) 22
 Others 7 (24.2) 29
Respondents opinion about the NHIS (n=373)
 Opinion, frequency (%)
  Better than before the scheme 255 (68.4) 255
  Same as before the scheme 111 (29.8) 366
  Poorer than before the scheme 1 (0.3) 367
  I do not know 6 (1.6) 373
 Ever been denied access to care in this facility, n (%)
  Yes 11 (2.9) 11
  No 362 (97.1) 373
Reasons for denial of health care service (n=11), n (%)
  Services not available 1 (0.3) 1
  Inadequate personnel 2 (0.5) 3
  Problem with required equipment 2 (0.5) 5
  Name not found on the hospital enrollees list 0 5
  Authorization code not available 1 (0.3) 6
  Others 5 (31.0) 11
 Overall satisfaction, frequency (%)
  Generally not satisfied 169 (45.3) 180
  Generally satisfied 197 (52.8) 366

NHIS – National Health Insurance Scheme, HMO – Health Maintenance Organisation