Jurnal Biometrika dan Kependudukan (Journal of Biometrics and Population)
Vol. 15 No. 1 (2026): JURNAL BIOMETRIKA DAN KEPENDUDUKAN

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH INSURANCE OWNERSHIP AMONG THE WORKING-AGE POPULATION IN EAST NUSA TENGGARA, 2023

Arista Marlince Tamonob (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Nusa Cendana, 85001 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Anugrah Jordan (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Nusa Cendana, 85001 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Farly Oktriany Haning (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Nusa Cendana, 85001 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Ganesha Lapenangga Putra (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Nusa Cendana, 85001 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Maria Lobo (Faculty of Science and Engineering, Universitas Nusa Cendana, 85001 Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jul 2026

Abstract

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) aims to ensure that all individuals have equitable access to quality and affordable health services. Although coverage under Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional/JKN) program has continued to increase, disparities in health insurance ownership persist, particularly in less developed regions such as East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur/NTT) Province. Health insurance coverage in NTT remained below the national UHC target in 2023, especially among the working-age population. This study aims to evaluate the achievement of UHC in NTT Province based on health insurance ownership and to analyze factors associated with health insurance ownership among the working-age population using a binary logic regression approach. The results of this study demonstrate that age, education level, self-medication, outpatient or inpatient care, savings accounts ownership, and business sector are significantly associated with health insurance ownership (? − ????? ≤ 0.05) with the Nagelkerke R Square value of 3.8%. In contrast,  area of residence, gender, marital status, employment status, and health complaints were not significantly associated with health insurance ownership  (? −????? > 0.05). These findings are expected to provide evidence-based input for policymakers in designing more targeted strategies, particularly those focusing on education, financial access, and employment sectors, to increase health insurance coverage among the working-age population in regions with low UHC achievement.

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JBK

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Jurnal Biometrika dan Kependudukan is a journal that contains articles about the development of statistical methods in the field of health, the application of statistical methods on solving health problems, the development of demography and demography, solving reproductive health problems, solving ...