Research Article

Community-Based Health Insurance Membership Renewal Rate and Associated Factors among Households in Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Table 4

Respondents’ knowledge of a community-based health insurance scheme.

VariablesYes (%)No (%)

Know the principle of CBHI392 (73.0)145 (27.0)
Know the route access to health facilities331 (61.6)206 (38.4)
CBHI is a good way of getting health expenditure338 (62.9)199 (37.1)
CBHI covers only services from public health facilities523 (97.4)14 (2.6)
CBHI covers only care within the country449 (83.6)88 (16.4)
CBHI does not cover transportation fee530 (98.7)7 (1.3)
CBHI covers outpatient care514 (95.7)23 (4.3)
CBHI covers inpatient care512 (95.3)25 (4.7)
CBHI does not cover medical care for cosmetic values238 (44.3)299 (55.7)
CBHI does not cover medical care for dental service246 (45.8)291 (54.2)
You pay CBHI premiums to finance your future health-care needs491 (91.4)46 (8.6)
CBHI scheme is not like a savings scheme, you will not receive interest and get your money back481 (89.6)56 (10.4)
If you do not make claims through CBHI, your premium will not be returned528 (98.3)9 (1.7)

Overall knowledge
 Poor99 (18.4)
 Good438 (81.6)