Health insurance and social capital in Ghana: a cluster randomised controlled trial

被引：8
作者：
Fenenga C.J. [1 ,2 ]
Buzasi K. [1 ,4 ]
Arhinful D.K. [3 ]
Duku S.K.O. [3 ,4 ,5 ]
Ogink A. [1 ]
Poortinga W. [6 ]
机构：
[1] Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Paasheuvelweg 24, Amsterdam
[2] University of Groningen, Broerstraat 5, Groningen
[3] Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra
[4] Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, Amsterdam
[5] Tinbergen Institute, Gustav Mahlerplein 117, Amsterdam
[6] Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales
来源：
Global Health Research and Policy | / 3卷 / 1期
关键词：
Cluster randomised controlled trial; Ghana; Health insurance; Marginal effects; Social capital; Systematic client engagement;
D O I：
10.1186/s41256-018-0090-y
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摘要：
Background: The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in Ghana in 2003, enrolment is still far from the desired target of universal coverage. Low community engagement in the design and management of the system was identified as one of the main barriers. The aim of the current study was to explore the role of social capital in NHIS enrolment in two regions of Ghana, Western and Greater Accra. Methods: The study involved a cluster-randomised controlled trial of 3246 clients of 64 healthcare facilities who completed both a baseline and a follow-up survey. Thirty-two facilities were randomly selected to receive two types of intervention. The remaining facilities served as control. The interventions were co-designed with stakeholders. Baseline and follow up surveys included measures of different types of social capital, as well as enrolment in the health insurance scheme. Results: The study found that the interventions encouraged NHIS enrolment (from 40.29 to 49.39% (intervention group) versus 36.49 to 36.75% (control group)). Secondly, certain types of social capital are associated with increased enrolment (log-odds ratios (p-values) of three types of vertical social capital are 0.127 (< 0.01), 0.0952 (< 0.1) and 0.15 (< 0.01)). Effectiveness of the interventions was found dependent on initial levels of social capital: respondents with lowest measured level of interpersonal trust in the intervention group were about 25% more likely to be insured than similar respondents in the control group. Among highly trusting respondents this difference was insignificant. There was however no evidence that the interventions effect social capital. Limitations of the study are discussed. Conclusion: We showed that the interventions helped to increase enrolment but that the positive effect was not realized by changes in social capital that we hypothesised based on result of the first phase of our study. Future research should aim to identify other community factors that are part of the enrolment process, whether other interventions to improve the quality of services could help to increase enrolment and, as a result, could provide community benefits in terms of social capital. Our findings can guide the NHIS in Ghana and other health organizations to enhance enrolment. Trial registration: Ethical Clearance by Ghana Health Service Ethical Committee No. GHS-ERC 08.5.11. © 2018, The Author(s).
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