Household preferences and willingness to pay for health insurance in Kampala City: a discrete choice experiment

Table 5 Willingness to pay

Attributes	Non-slum community	Slum community
	WTP (95% CI)	WTP (95% CI)
Premium
(continuous*UGX 100,000 per year)
Enrollment^a
Restricted enrollment of children to 3
Extended family	− 4.19 (− 7.33, − 1.05)	− 0.37 (− 0.76, 0.03)
(Ref: unrestricted enrollment of children)	2.07 (− 0.23, 4.37)	0.41 (0.05, 0.77)
Service benefits package^b
Simple
Comprehensive	− 4.55 (− 8.26, 0.84)	0.12 (− 0.21, 0.45)
(Ref: moderate)	− 0.09 (− 1.39, 1.22)	− 0.15 (− 0.57, 0.26)
Providers^c
Private and public
Private only	3.77 (0.79, 6.75)	0.99 (0.49, 1.48)
(Ref: Public)	0.38 (− 0.95, 1.71)	− 0.07 (− 0.42, 0.29)

^aRestricted enrollment of children includes parents and only three children; unrestricted enrollment of children includes parents with no restrictions on the number of children and; the extended family includes children, their parents, and grandparents
^bSimple service benefits package includes primary health care diseases, minor surgeries, ANC, and family planning; moderate service benefits package includes chronic illnesses (asthma, hypertension, and diabetes) and major surgeries including caesarian sections; comprehensive service benefits package includes cancers, advanced kidney disease, heart surgeries, neurosurgeries, ICU, and special care units
^cPublic providers include health facilities that are owned by the government; private providers include health facilities that are owned by private individuals and faith-based organizations

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