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Table 5 Factor Analysis (FA): Household Perceptions towards iCHF

From: Do household perceptions influence enrolment decisions into community-based health insurance schemes in Tanzania?

S/N

Factors and included statements

The explained variance (%)

Factor Loadings

F1

Quality (health care services)

34.1

 

S1

Healthcare services

 

0.74

S2

Healthcare personnel

 

0.71

S3

Long waiting time

 

−0.63

S4

Reasonable treatment time

 

0.60

S5

Discrimination of members

 

−0.55

S6

Availability of drugs

 

0.67

S29

Facilities (equipment)

 

0.33

F2

Preferences/Understanding

27.4

 

S7

iCHF is a loss of money

 

0.50

S8

I save money in case of illness

 

0.50

S9

I borrow money in case of illness

 

0.60

s10

Prefer traditional healers

 

0.60

S12

Insurance brings bad luck

 

0.55

S16

Only relevant for chronic diseases

 

0.33

S17

Health is in the hands of God

 

0.43

S18

iCHF is for government workers

 

0.54

F3

Convenience (iCHF accessibility)

19.6

 

S13

Office hours

 

0.69

S14

Opening location

 

0.66

S15

Card collection

 

0.53

S21

Awareness about the iCHF premium

 

0.31

S30

iCHF is a prepayment scheme

 

0.36

F4

Recommendation (iCHF)

9.9

 

S19

iCHF representatives

 

0.59

S20

Relatives & friends

 

0.59

  1. Source: Authors’ calculation of FA based on primary data
  2. Note: Primary data were collected from two rural districts of Dodoma region (Bahi and Chamwino)