Category of Respondents (N = 60) | ||||
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Variable | Category | Users (poor older people) (N = 30) | Providers (N = 15) | Caregiver (N = 15) |
Gender | Male | 7 | 6 | – |
Female | 23 | 9 | 15 | |
Education | None | 19 | – | 8 |
Basic | 8 | – | 5 | |
Secondary | 3 | – | 2 | |
Tertiary | – | 15 | – | |
Religion | Christianity | 27 | 12 | 14 |
Islam | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Ethnicity | Akan | 25 | 12 | 13 |
Northerner | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Age (years) | 65–69 | 9 | – | – |
70–74 | 6 | – | – | |
75–79 | 3 | – | – | |
80–84 | 4 | – | – | |
85–89 | 3 | – | – | |
90 or over | 5 | |||
Have you registered for NHIS before? | Yes | 30 | – | – |
No | – | – | – | |
Is your NHIS active? | Yes | 23 | – | – |
No | 7 | |||
If No, why? | Do not know it must be renewed annually | 3 | ||
Travel time and cost is too high | 1 | |||
Poor quality of care for those paying with NHIS | 2 | |||
Poor network | 1 |