Exploring the Prevalence and Predictors of Persistently High Primary Care Use Among National Health Insurance Patients in a Nigerian Medical Facility
The prevalence of PHPC users was low, yet they consumed 3 to 4 times more resources in medicines and investigations than the other remaining patients. Patients with CVDs could form targets for interventions to reduce unnecessary visits and lower cost of care.
Authors
- Bukar Alhaji Grema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2316-6455)
- Godpower Chinedu Michael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4008-4483)
- Zainab Abdulazeez Umar
Institutions
- Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.70081
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.21