4.2.4.
Distribution of level of education
Table 4: Distribution of
level of education
|
Level of education
|
Number of respondents
|
Percentage (%)
|
|
Illiterate
|
1
|
7
|
|
Primary
|
9
|
64
|
|
O'Level
|
4
|
29
|
|
Secondary
|
0
|
0
|
|
High institution
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
14
|
100
|
Source: Primary data
2012
According to the table above, the
total of 93% of the whole respondents know to read and to write while the
analphetism is at 7%. 9 respondents which represent 64% hold primary
certificates, 4 respondents which represent 29% of the whole respondents have
attended O'Level studies. The implication of this is that, since the majority
(9) among the respondents at least hold primary certificate while 4 hold
O'Level certificate, this assure that the respondents are knowledgeable about
concerned study and information given were more significance. This is a group
of beneficiaries with lots of knowledge about government's policies and who
have much capacity on understanding and conceptualization at the cell level. At
least 7% of the whole respondents do not know how to read and to write, this
situation is associated with the historical background of education in Rwanda
which was not good and efficacy.
4.2.5.
The general understanding of respondents about mutual health insurance
From the information given by respondents, they all have a
general idea that mutual health insurance is a government policy through which
the beneficiaries in different classes or levels share healthcare costs. The
contribution is annually given and this period dated from July for every year.
The beneficiaries are classified into three classes.
The first class is made up with the poor beneficiaries who
cannot get MHI contribution themselves and the government care for this
category of beneficiaries. The two other classes; the second and the third,
they contribute themselves and their contributions are 3000Rwf and 7000Rwf
respectively per member of the family per year. For those in first class the
government contributes 2000Rwf for each person per year.
4.2.6.
Distribution of source of information on MHI
Table 5: Distribution of source of
information on MHI
|
Information source
|
Number of respondent
|
Percentage (%)
|
|
Local authorities
|
9
|
64
|
|
Radio
|
2
|
14
|
|
Neighbors
|
3
|
21
|
|
Total
|
14
|
100
|
Source: Primary data
2012
From the table above, the information from the respondents
shown that 9 respondents which represent 64% of 14 respondents asked their
source of information is local authorities, 2 respondents which represent 14%
their source of information to know MHI is through radio while 3 respondents
knew MHI through their neighbours. High frequency or percentages of local
authorities as the source of information shows its contribution on this policy
of MHI and their interaction with the beneficiaries.
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