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Table 5 Reasons for low enrolment*

From: Low enrolment in Ugandan Community Health Insurance Schemes: underlying causes and policy implications

 

Key informants

Exit Interviews

Total

 

National and district level

Scheme and Hospitals

Patients (Ishaka)

Patients (SHU)

 

Members not deciding on the benefit package

1

-

14

-

15

Lack of information and poor understanding of CHI scheme

1

2

5

2

10

Incapability to raise the contributions (premium)

-

2

4

3

9

Lack of accountability by the scheme managers

5

-

-

-

5

Requirement of teaming up with other people

-

-

2

2

4

Lack of trust in local financial systems

 

1

1

2

4

Lack of a policy frame-work for CHI

4

-

-

-

4

Abolition of user-fees

2

-

-

-

2

Communities used to free things

 

2

-

-

2

  1. *Only when directly mentioned as reason for low enrolment