Abdimas Polsaka
Volume 5 Number 2 September 2026

Empowering independent JKN participants through health insurance literacy education and family financial management to improve premium payment compliance

Indrawati Aris Tyarini (Department of Midwifery, Universitas Sains Al-Qur'an, Central Java, Indonesia)
Baso Witman Adiakasa (Nursing Professional Program, Islamic University of Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Romliyadi Romliyadi (STIK Bina Husada Palembang, South Sumatra)



Article Info

Publish Date
04 Sep 2026

Abstract

ABSTRACT Independent participants in Indonesia’s National Health Insurance (jaminan kesehatan nasional, JKN) frequently experience difficulties in maintaining regular premium payments due to limited health insurance literacy, irregular household income, and inadequate financial planning. This community engagement program aimed to improve JKN literacy, strengthen family financial management skills, and promote sustainable premium payment compliance among independent JKN participants. The program employed a community-based educational intervention using a pre-test–intervention–post-test design. Activities included interactive JKN literacy education, family budgeting training, premium payment planning, Mobile JKN demonstrations, mentoring, and follow-up evaluation. A total of 40 independent JKN participants completed the program. The mean knowledge score increased from 61.3 ± 10.8 at pre-test to 84.7 ± 8.5 at post-test, representing an improvement of 23.4 points (p< 0.001). In addition, 87.5% of participants were able to prepare a simple monthly family budget, 85.0% successfully developed a realistic JKN premium payment plan, and 90.0% expressed commitment to prioritizing JKN premiums as a routine household expenditure. The program enhanced participants’ capacity to connect health insurance knowledge with practical household financial decision-making. Integrating JKN literacy education with family financial management is therefore a feasible community-based strategy for strengthening payment readiness and supporting continuous JKN membership. Periodic mentoring and longer-term monitoring of actual premium payment behavior are recommended to sustain program benefits.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

abdimaspolsaka

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing Public Health

Description

Abdimas Polsaka: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat is a community service journal published and managed by the Institute for Research and Community Service of the Sandi Karsa Makassar Polytechnic. This journal is expected to be a tool for information and socialization regarding the results of community ...