Browsing College of Business and Management Sciences (CoBAMS) by Subject "Health insurance"
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Analysis of social-economic factors that limit health insurance coverage in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-11)Health insurance is crucial for households to avoid financial hardships, improve health care quality and engage in health insurance policies, community-based health insurance schemes have been established however most of ... -
Assessment of the factors affecting the uptake of health insurance by mothers in Uganda: a case study of Wandegeya
(Makerere University, 2022-11)The objective of this study was to assess the factors affecting the uptake of health insurance by mothers in Uganda. Therefore, it aims to find out whether age, religion, marital status, number of children, place of ... -
Assessment of the factors that affect the attitude towards uptake of health insurance among women of reproductive age in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-01)The objective of this study was to assess the factors affecting the attitude towards the uptake of health insurance among women of reproductive age in Uganda. Therefore, it aims to find out whether gender, place of ... -
Demand for health insurance and associated factors among Uganda employers: a case study of AAR Insurance Company
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Most fundamentally, the availability of health insurance enables risk averse employees and entrepreneurs to access high end treatment and health, higher return activities than they would do in the absence of insurance, ... -
Determinants of health insurance coverage among households in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022)The study was conducted to assess the determinants of health insurance coverage among households in Uganda. Secondary data was obtained from UBOS (UDHS,2016). The objectives of the study were to examine the socio-demographic, ... -
Determinants of knowledge about health insurance among men in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2021-02)Health insurance is one of the ways that people in various countries finance their medical needs. In recent years, the private health insurance market designed to supplement Medicare coverage has received considerable ... -
Determinants of knowledge about health insurance among women in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-09)The objective of this study was to assess the factors that determine knowledge about health insurance among women in Uganda. It used secondary data from Uganda demographic and Health Surveys (UDHS) collected by Uganda ... -
Factors affecting demand for health insurance among the elderly aged 40 years and above in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-04)The study was conducted to examine the factors affecting the demand for medical insurance in Uganda among the elderly aged 40 years and above. The objectives of the study were; to find out the effect of social-demographic ... -
Factors Affecting the Consumer’s Purchase Decisions of Health Insurance in Uganda: A Case of AAR Insurance Company
(Makerere University, 2019-08)The study was an investigation of factors affecting the consumer’s purchase of health insurance in Uganda. A case of AAR insurance company. Specifically, it found out the effect of compensation/claim amount, family ... -
Factors affecting the uptake of health insurance among people living in rural areas: a case study of Kamwenge sub-county
(Makerere University, 2022-03)Health insurance provides cover in case of unexpected illness for the insured, whereas it is being embraced by some people, insurance uptake in Uganda is generally still low, being around 1%, the main reasons for this are ... -
Factors Affecting Uptake of Health Insurance among University Students in Uganda: A Case Study of Makerere University
(Makerere University, 2019-07)This study seeks to examine the factors affecting uptake of health insurance among university students, particularly Makerere University students. This study adopted a cross sectional survey design, which employed a ... -
Factors considered in predicting the demand for health insurance
(Makerere University, 2021-09)Insurance Regulatory Authority of Uganda report on awareness, perception and utilization of insurance services amongst selected companies in Uganda aimed at assessing awareness, perception and utilization of insurance ... -
Factors influencing health insurance premium rates: an explorative and predictive analysis
(Makerere University, 2022-10)The objective of this study was to assess the factors influencing the premium prices under health insurance. Therefore, it aims to find out whether gender, age, BMI, number of children, smoking status and region have a ... -
Factors influencing health insurance uptake in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2022-09)The aim of this research work was to assess the factors influencing health insurance uptake in Uganda around central region in particular. This research was guided by the following specific objectives; to establish whether ... -
Factors that have influenced the uptake of health insurance in Uganda. A case study of Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district.
(Makerere University, 2023-08)Health Insurance is a type of insurance that covers medical expenses that arise due to an illness. Expenses such as hospitalization costs, costs of medicines, doctor consultation fees, among others. Whereas it is being ... -
Factors That Influence Health Insurance Coverage among Households in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-12-13)The study was conducted to determine the factors that influence health insurance coverage among households in Uganda. The objectives of the study were, to examine the social-demographic factors influencing the health ... -
Factors that influence health insurance coverage among households in Uganda: a case study of Kawempe Division
(Makerere University, 2022-05)The study was conducted to determine the factors that influence health insurance coverage among Kawempe Division communities. The objectives of the study were, to examine how marital status affects the health insurance ... -
Factors that influence individuals to join a health insurance scheme to pay for health
(Makerere University, 2023-11)There are several literature reviews that enlighten about the subject of individuals joining health insurance schemes to pay for their health in Uganda. However, the intriguing aspect is whether the influence of factors ... -
A model to design and price a family protection product with hospital cash rider
(Makerere University, 2021-01)The major objective of this study was to design and price a family protection product with a hospital cash benefit that achieves a profit margin of 10-40%. It incorporates the main life, the spouse and defined or preferred ... -
Understanding challenges to health insurance access among women in Uganda: a case study of Central region UBOS 2016 Survey
(Makerere University, 2023-10)The objective of the study was to investigate the factors affecting accessibility of health insurance facilities in Uganda with specific objectives like to assess media factors affecting the accessibility for community, ...