Research Article
Population Characteristics and Their Implications on the Benefit Basket of National Social Health Insurance Scheme in Sierra Leone: A Prospective View
Table 4
Preferred choices for benefit basket.
| Variables | Frequency (n = 1,118) | Percentage |
| Preferred categories of exclusion by household heads from premium payment (multiple responses) |
| Children below 18 years | No | 184 | 16.46 | Yes | 934 | 83.54 | Men and women above 18 years | No | 1,064 | 95.17 | Yes | 54 | 4.83 | Pregnant women | No | 317 | 28.35 | Yes | 801 | 71.65 | Lactating mothers | No | 406 | 36.31 | Yes | 712 | 63.69 | Mentally challenged person | No | 225 | 20.13 | Yes | 893 | 79.87 | Aged | No | 176 | 15.74 | Yes | 942 | 84.26 |
| Preferred service providers/facility by household heads that should be accredited (multiple responses) |
| Public providers/facilities | No | 115 | 10.29 | Yes | 1,003 | 89.71 | Private providers/facilities | No | 568 | 50.81 | Yes | 550 | 49.19 | Mission providers/facilities | No | 563 | 50.36 | Yes | 555 | 49.64 |
| Preferred healthcare services by household heads that should be covered (multiple responses) |
| Primary care | No | 431 | 38.55 | Yes | 687 | 61.45 | Secondary care | No | 123 | 11 | Yes | 995 | 89 | Tertiary care | No | 12 | 1.07 | Yes | 1,106 | 98.93 |
| Covering of outpatient care | No | 15 | 1.34 | Yes | 1,103 | 98.66 |
| Covering of inpatient care | No | 3 | 0.27 | Yes | 1,115 | 99.73 |
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