Table 6 Out-of-pocket Payments by the Insured
Health care payment by Insurance Status | Number | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Respondents with Valid NHIS card and seen | 1722 | 90.3 |
No Valid NHIS Card | 178 | 9.7 |
Total | 1907 | 100 |
Paid out of Pocket with valid NHIS card seen | 803 | 46.9 |
Services paid for as NHIS valid card holder | ||
Consultation with Valid card seen | 1295 | 75.3 |
Card not seen | 102 | 68.5 |
NHIS valid card purchased drugs | ||
Card seen | 1079 | 63.2 |
Card not seen | 111 | 75.0 |
Proportion of NHIS earning income | 998 | 56.0 |
Monthly income by NHIS clients (GHS) | ||
8–150 | 318 | 31.9 |
151–300 | 238 | 23.9 |
301–450 | 101 | 10.1 |
451–600 | 120 | 12.0 |
600+ | 121 | 12.1 |
Total | 998 | |
Average health care costs (GHS) | 33.1 | |
Average Income of NHIS Clients (GHS) | 574.7 | |
Average Household size of NHIS clients | 4.7 | |