Willingness to Pay for a Contributory Social Health Insurance Scheme: A Survey of Rural Residents in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Christie Divine Akwaowo (Author), Idongesit Umoh (Author), Olugbemi Motilewa (Author), Bassey Akpan (Author), Edidiong Umoh (Author), Edidiong Frank (Author), Emmanuel Nna (Author), Uchenna Okeke (Author), Obinna E. Onwujekwe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Health insurance is seen as a pathway to achieving Universal health coverage in low- and middle-income countries. The Nigeria Government has mandated states to set up social health insurance as a mechanism to offer financial protection to her citizens. However, the design of these scheme...