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June 15, 2026Open Access

Health insurance coverage and health service utilisation in Uganda: An analysis of the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey

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SISusan IfeagwuMNMaria Sarah NabaggalaInfectious Diseases InstituteRPRosalind Parkes-Ratanshi

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Implication

Analysis explores the link between health insurance, sociodemographic factors, and service use in Uganda, suggesting crucial implications.

Key Points

  • This analysis aimed to investigate the relationship between health insurance coverage and its association with sociodemographic factors and health service utilization.
  • Descriptive statistics and bivariate Pearson’s chi-square tests were conducted for 23,842 individuals from the 2016 UDHS.
  • Multivariable mixed effects Poisson regression was used to examine associations after identifying significant variables at p<0.05.
  • Analyses were performed using R Programming.
  • Only 1.4% of individuals had health insurance coverage, which increased with higher wealth and education levels.
  • Positive associations were found between health service utilisation and being married, older age, greater wealth, and knowledge of health insurance.
  • Higher education levels were linked to increased health insurance coverage, suggesting its role in understanding health risk.

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Ifeagwu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2f97e8a1cfeec490828ebdhttps://doi.org/10.17863/cam.131158
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