The effects of national health insurance scheme on utilization of health services at Unilorin Teaching Hospital staff clinic, Ilorin, Nigeria

dc.contributor.author	Akande, Tanimola M.	en
dc.contributor.author	Salaudeen, Adekunle	en
dc.contributor.author	Babatunde, Oluwole	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-15T00:13:11Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-15T00:13:11Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1283
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Utilization
dc.subject	National
dc.subject	Health
dc.subject	Insurance
dc.subject	Teaching
dc.subject	Hospital
dc.subject	Nigeria
dc.title	The effects of national health insurance scheme on utilization of health services at Unilorin Teaching Hospital staff clinic, Ilorin, Nigeria	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Public health
heal.classification	Δημόσια υγεία
heal.classification	Health
heal.classification	Υγεία
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heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2011-06
heal.bibliographicCitation	Akande, T., Salaudeen, A & Babatunde, O. (2010) The effects of national health insurance scheme on utilization of health services at Unilorin Teaching Hospital staff clinic, Ilorin, Nigeria. "Health Science Journal". 5 (2). p. 98-106.	en
heal.abstract	Introduction: The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was launched in Nigeria June, 2005 and covers public civil servants in Federal Establishments. Αim : This study compared the pattern of utilization of the staff clinic two years before and after the commencement of NHIS at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out using records of patients seen at staff clinic, Unilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin two years before and after the commencement of National Health Insurance Scheme. Information obtained from the hospital records was entered into the Epi-Info software of the computer. A p-value of <0.05 was statistically significant for the study. Results: A total of 29,422 patients were seen in the period under review. Mean attendance per month before and after the commencement of National Health Insurance Scheme was 357 and 870 respectively. Communicable diseases accounted for 71% of cases seen before and 66.4% of cases seen after commencement. While for non communicable diseases hypertension was most prevalent accounting for 11% and 14% of all cases before and after NHIS respectively. There was a statistically significant difference (p=0.0003645) in patients seen after the commencement of National Health Insurance Scheme as more staff compared to their dependants attended the staff clinic. Conclusion: National Health Insurance Scheme led to 144% increase in the utilization of health services at staff clinic of Unilorin Teaching Hospital. More studies need to be done to probe into factors responsible for this increase and to rule out possible abuse of the scheme.	en
heal.advisorID.URI	N/A-Δημόσια Υγεία
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2011-04