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Table 1 Household Screening Form

From: Poverty identification for a pro-poor health insurance scheme in Tanzania: reliability and multi-level stakeholder perceptions

0.1 Is there a woman residing in the household who has given birth during the previous 12 months?

Yes 01

If no, terminate interview

No 02

0.2 Does this woman currently have any insurance cover or has she had cover in the previous 12 months?

Yes 01

 

No 02

0.3 Which kind of insurance does this woman have/did she have?

01 NHIF BIMA WAZAZI

Terminate interview if 01, 02, 03, 05, 06, 88

02 NHIF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION

03 CHF/TIKA BIMA WAZAZI

04 CHF/TIKA SELF CONTRIBUTION

05 SHIB

06 PRIVATE INSURANCE

88 OTHER (SPECIFY)

0.4 Interviewer instruction:

  

 Please score households from 1 to 3 depending on the nature of their house and their responses to the following questions.

0.4a Nature of the house

01 Mud house with thatched roof

Score |__|__|

02 Mud house with iron sheet roof

03 Brick house

0.4b Distance to nearest health facility walking

01 60 minutes or more

|__|__|

02 between 30 and 60 minutes

03 less than 30 minutes

0.4c Water source

01 River/stream/lake

|__|__|

02 Shared well or tap

03 Private well or tap

0.4d Fuel for cooking

01 Firewood or animal dung or no facilities

|__|__|

02Charcoal

03 Kerosene, gas or electricity

0.4e Toilet facilities

01 Bush

|__|__|

02 Shared latrine

03 Private latrine or toilet

0.4f Daily income

01 Less than 1500 Tsh per day

|__|__|

02 Between 1500–3000 Tsh per day

03 More than 3000 Tsh per day

0.4 g Average number of meals per day

01 1 meal per day

|__|__|

02 2 meals per day

03 3 meals per day

0.4 h Number of children/vulnerable children in household

01 More than 4 children or one of your children is disabled or suffers from a chronic disease.

|__|__|

02 3 or 4 children

03 Less than 3 children

0.4i Total score for household

01 Score 8–13 = poor

|__|__|

ADD SCORES FROM 0.4a-0.4i

02 Score 14–18 = average

03 Score 19–24 = rich

  1. NB: Each component had three options, with a score ranging from one to three per an answer. Aggregation of the score made a total of 8 to 24 based on the score assigned on the observed/responded answer. Household scoring 8 – 16 qualified for the programme. In additional to the 8 questions households were asked about asset ownership, utilities and housing characteristics and total consumption expenditure in a typical month
  2. Name of household head …………………………..
  3. Name of woman who delivered in previous 12 months…………………….
  4. If household is eligible and consent is obtained, continue with interview: