Abstract:
The main objective of the study is, on the one hand, to assess the poor heads of households' Willingness To Pay (WTP) of their fees for in the community healthcare financing membership in Cameroon and on the other hand, to identify the determining factors of such membership. Based on survey data, we used the Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). As a matter of fact, findings show that heads of households agree to pay an average amount of CFA F 6,893 per year for their possible participation in the community healthcare funding system. On the other hand, findings reveal that the educational factor positively affects the agreed amount heads of households should pay. Indeed, it appears that heads of households with a high level of education are more willing to pay a larger sum to participate in the community healthcare financing compared to those with no level of education. Similarly, their state of morbidity positively affects this amount. In fact, this reflects the fact that heads of households who reported poor health within the last three months prior to the survey period are willing to pay more for their participation in the community healthcare funding system than those in good health.
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