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A comparative study of the effect of health insurance on women’s use of health facility delivery: Evidence from demographic health survey in Benin Republic
Authors: Muhammad Hamid Nasir, Muhammad Khalid Anser, Rolle Remi Ahuru, Romanus Osabohien, Kola Charles Ebiaku, and Shujaat Abbas
Source: African Journal of Reproductive Health, Volume 26, issue 6; DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i6.12
Topic(s): Delivery care
Health care utilization
Health equity
Country: Africa
  Benin
Published: JUN 2022
Abstract: Studies in the Benin Republic have identified contextual factors that determine health facility delivery among women of reproductive age. However, it is not certain if the same set of factors predicts facility delivery for women who enrolled in health insurance and those who did not. The study seeks to compare the determinants of health facility delivery for mothers under health insurance and those that are not in the Benin Republic. The study used data for 33,078 women of reproductive age, drawn from the most recent Benin demographic and health survey (2017-18). The characteristics of the women were described using simple proportions and frequency. Binary Logistic regression was used to examine determinants of health facility delivery for both groups of women. The result showed that only 0.7% of the women were under health insurance coverage. The prevalence of health facility delivery was high in the enrolled group but not in the unenrolled group (98.3% vs. 87.8%). The uniform determinants of health facility delivery across the two groups were household wealth, education, employment, land/house ownership, media exposure, a minimum of four antenatal contacts, and place of residence. To improve the coverage of health facility delivery, a multi-pronged approach should be used to improve household socioeconomic status, encourage media use among women, expand education opportunities for women, and specifically target rural women in Benin
Web: https://www.ajrh.info/index.php/ajrh/article/view/3365