Awareness, Knowledge, Embracement and Utilisation of Tertiary Institution Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP) among Undergraduate Students at Fuoye, Nigeria

The empirical study focused on the awareness, knowledge, embracement and utilization of Tertiary Institution Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP) among undergraduate students at FUOYE, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study are:
Methods: This study was carried out in four major campuses at Federal University Oye-Ekiti which include Oye, Ikole, Ilupeju and Itapa in Ekiti state Nigeria. A total of 537 undergraduate students were purposively sampled for the study. A mixed method was implored (semi-structured questionnaire and IDI) to collect both quantitative and qualitative data respectively. The quantitative data was
analysed using IBM SPSS version 20 while the qualitative data was analysed using content analysis and verbatim.
Results: On the demographic characteristics of the respondents, findings showed that 50.8% were within the age range of 20-24 years, 67.0% were female while only 33.0% were male, 79.3% were Christians, 89.9% were single, 31.3% were in faculty of social sciences and 53.1% were in 300 level. More so, 55.9% have heard or are aware of TISHIP scheme in FUOYE, 55.9% used school clinic to access health care, 63.1% have ever benefited health care service from the school health center/sick bay, 69.3% they prefer to
use the school health facility because it is capable to treat them well of any kind of illness, disease or sickness 59.2%supported this, 20.2% got to know about TISHIP during new students orientation programme and 74.9% define TISHIP as Tertiary Institution Social Health Insurance Programme.
Conclusion: The study concluded that management of FUOYE should as a matter of urgency endeavor to explore all avenues to create very strong awareness about the availability of TISHIP, its embracement and utilization among the students in order to improve healthy living environment conducive for learning.

Author(s): Kolawole Taiwo Olabode1* and Owoeye Timilehin Peter2

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