APPRAISAL OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY IN FEDERAL INSTITUTIONS IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This study appraised the effectiveness of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in health care delivery in federal institutions in Enugu State. Particularly, the study investigated the extent of awareness of the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) among federal workers in federal institutions in Enugu State; the extent of enrollees’ satisfaction with the FSSHIP in federal institutions in Enugu State; and the factor(s) responsible for enrollees’ utilisation pattern of health care services under the FSSHIP in federal institutions in Enugu State, Nigeria. The study captured a total sample of 357 federal workers in the state, while a descriptive survey research design was adopted. The method of data collection was a direct-served questionnaire, while the analytical techniques employed were descriptive statistics (percentages/proportions, mean, standard deviation and rank statistics), Student’s t-test, and exploratory principal component analysis (EPCA). Findings uncovered an infinitesimally low level of awareness of the Formal Sector Social Health Insurance Programme (FSSHIP) among federal workers in federal institutions in Enugu State (43.9%).