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Table 2 Distribution of outpatient and inpatient attendance in CHAG facilities before and after NHIS

From: The effect of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on health service delivery in mission facilities in Ghana: a retrospective study

Ecological zones

Type of facility

Total OPD visits before NHIS

Total OPD visits after NHIS

% increase (after NHIS)

Total inpatient visits before NHIS

Total inpatient visits before NHIS

% increase (after NHIS)

Southern

Hospital

495,035

770,667

56

69,552

102,620

48

 

Clinic

61,056

292,183

3.79 timesa

-

-

 
 

Health Centre

4,276

18,733

3.38 timesa

-

-

 
 

Specialist Centre

29,568

30,960

5

-

-

 

Middle

Hospital

699,082

707,089

1

62,100

100,958

63

 

Clinic

296,229

713,165

1.41 timesa

-

-

 
 

Health Centre

15,794

58,675

2.72 timesa

-

-

 
 

PHC

-

4,833

-

-

-

 
 

Specialist Centre

1,384

16,373

10.83 timesa

-

-

 

Northern

Hospital

73,506

94,828

29

9,591

9,597

0.06

 

Health Centre

-

25,837

-

-

-

 
 

PHC

1,800

16,062

7.92 timesa

-

-

 

Total

Hospital

1,267,624

1,572,584

24

141,243

213,175

51

 

Clinic

357,285

1,005,348

1.81 timesa

-

-

-

 

Health Centre

20,070

103,245

4.14 timesa

-

-

-

 

PHC

1,800

20,895

10.61 timesa

-

-

-

 

Specialist Centre

30,952

47,333

53

-

-

-

 

Total

1,677,731

2,749,405

64

141,243

213,175

51

  1. aThe increase was over 100 %