The Association of Demographic Factors to Health Policy Subscriptions in Saudi Arabia: insight from National Survey

BackgroundSaudi approaches to delivering health services seem not sustainable, and it may limit access to the necessary healthcare services. Therefore, the health system is undergoing several paradigms shifts with the investment of the private sector and insurance. The subscriptions to the health policy are affected by several variables, while demographic indicators of Health policy subscription among Saudi and expatriate populations remain underexplored. AimThe study aims to test the association of the age, gender and nationality on the subscription of health policy by utilizing national data. MethodThe study retrieved secondary data from Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA), collected between 2021 -2022 with a nationality sample that cover all Saudi regions (n=14.780). The project utilized descriptive and inferential statistical tests to analyze the data and understand the relationship between the demographic variables and how they affect the subscription to health insurance. ResultWhile age, gender, and nationality have impacted the subscription of insurance to varying degrees, however, these factors revealed a small effect on the policy subscription, indicating that other social-economic variables may have a stronger prediction of the subscription rate.