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Background  Access to affordable and effective health care is a challenge in low- and middle- income countries. Out-of-pocket expenditure for health care is a major cause of impoverishment. One way to facilitate access and overcome catastrophic expenditure is through a health insurance mechanism, whereby risks are shared and financial inputs pooled by way of contributions. This study examined factors that influenced the enrolment status of dairy farmers in Western Kenya to a community health insurance (CHI) scheme.    Methods  Quantitative, cross-sectional research was used to describe factors influencing the enrolment in the CHI scheme. Quota and convenience sampling was used, recruiting a sample of 135 farmers who supply milk to a dairy cooperation. Data were collected using a structured interview schedule and analysed using Stata SE, Data Analysis and Statistical Software, Version 12.    Results  Factors influencing non-enrolment were identified as affordability (40%;  n  = 47), unfamiliarity with the management of the scheme (37%;  n  = 44) and a lack of understanding about the scheme (41%;  n  = 48). An exploratory factor analysis was used to reduce the variables to two factors: information provision and understanding community health insurance (CHI). Logistic regression identified factors associated with enrolment in the Tanykina Community Healthcare Plan (TCHP). Supplies of less than six litres of milk per day (OR: 0.22; 95% CI: 0.06–0.84) and information provision (OR: 8.77; 95% CI: 2.25–34.16) were significantly associated with enrolment in the TCHP.  Nearly 30% (29.6%;  n  = 40) of the respondents remarked that TCHP is expensive and 17% ( n  = 23) asked for more education on CHI and TCHP in an open-ended question.    Conclusion  Recommendations related to marketing strategies, financial approach, information provision and further research were outlined to be made to the management of the TCHP as well as to those involved in public health.    Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12913-016-1925-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

A quantitative study on factors influencing enrolment of dairy farmers in a community health insurance scheme