Determinants of Willingness to Pay for Community HealthInsurance Among Commercial Motorcyclists in KampalaCity, Uganda: A Contingency Valuation Study

Background: to assess determinants of willingness to pay (wtp) for community healthinsurance (chi) among commercial motorcyclists (boda boda riders) in kampala city, uganda.methods: this is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. a total of 381 commercialmotorcyclists were selected from nakawa division using purposive and simple randomsampling methods. structured interviews and contingency valuation method were used for datacollection and measuring wtp for chi. data were collected in april, may and june 2019. datawere analyzed in spss software, v. 21 by multivariate regression analysis and considering atsignificance level of p<0.05.results: most of boda boda riders had wtp for chi (70%); 7 out of 10 commercial motorcyclistswere willing to pay a premium of at least 70,000 ugx (20 usd).those with at least five yearsof experience in the commercial motorcycle business were 9 times more willing to pay for chi.those with hired motorcycles and a history of involvement in a riding accident were less likelyto pay for chi. the other key determinants of wtp included: being a commercial motorcyclistfor 3 years or more, being aware of chi, self-employment (riding own motorcycle), a history ofpayment for any form of insurance, and being single.conclusion: the wtp for chi is high among commercial motorcyclists in kampala city. thewtp among these motorcyclists is determined more by individual factors and less by insurancescheme-related factors. the results recommend the coverage of informal sector by chi schemesto increase universal health coverage in uganda.