THE IMPACT OF HEALTH INSURANCE ON EMPLOYEES PRODUCTIVITY IN AN ORGANIZATION IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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2016-05-20
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International Journal of Current Research
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This study assessed the impact of health insurance on employees productivity, using Nigerian
Bottling Company Plc. as the case study. The study based its analysis on the premise of risk and uncertainty are the major elements of care. The study makes use of primary data that was sourced
through a well-structured questionnaire. A total of one hundred and four questionnaires (104) were administered to the selected sample from a population of (208). The person product moment
correlation coefficient was adopted for the data analysis. This study concludes that there is a
significant relationship between health insurance and employee's productivity. (r= .743**, N=104, p< .01) as revealed by the result of the analysis; there exists a negative relationship between risk and
uncertainty and health insurance demand. Also there exists a strong positive relationship between
product accessibility and health insurance demand. It was recommended, based on the conclusion of the findings, that every individual in an organization must have a defined and accessible health
insurance scheme. This is expected to alleviate the problem of risk and uncertainty that is associated with heath care delivery.
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OWOLABI, Adenike Olanrewaju, AJIDAGBA, Adebayo Benedict, AKINOLA, Abisola Titilayo, FALAYE, Folayemi Omoladun and IRINYEMI, Benson Ademola, 2016. “The impact of health insurance on employees productivity in an organization in Kwara State, Nigeria Journal of Current Research, 8, (05), 31259-31264.