Comparative Study of Mortality Rate before and after Introduction of NHIS: A Case Study of Navrongo

Danikuu, D. and Oladejo, N. K. and Adetunde, I.A (2012) Comparative Study of Mortality Rate before and after Introduction of NHIS: A Case Study of Navrongo. International Journal of Modern Social Sciences, 2012, 1(1): 56-85, 1 (1). pp. 56-85. ISSN 2169-9917

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Abstract

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) was introduced in the year 2003 but became effective in 2005. The major aims of the insurance scheme was to make easy access to health care and also make health service delivery affordable to all people especially to the poor and the vulnerable groups in the society. The data for this research work was taken from the health information unit of War Memorial Hospital in the Kassena Nankana East District to research on the topic, a comparative study of mortality rate before and after the implementation of the insurance scheme. Secondary data before the introduction of the NHIS was taken from 2001 to 2004 and after NHIS was also taken from 2008 to 2011. The objectives of the comparative study was to assess whether there has been reduction in mortality rate after the implementation of the NHIS in the Kassena Nankana East District, to evaluate patients attendance before and after the introduction of the scheme and to again determine whether there is an association between the number of deaths and NHIS. In analysing the data, the t-test and chi square distribution were used to discover that, the NHIS has helped reduce mortality rate, increased patients’ attendance and lastly, revealed that the mortality rate is dependent on NHIS which means that as many people continue to use NHIS, the mortality rate will continue to reduce in the years ahead.

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