Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana

The study found that lack of follow-up awareness, stigmatization, and preference for traditional or herbal treatments are key drivers of lost-to-follow-up behavior among hypertension and diabetes patients. Thus, remedial policies should include increasing patient education on the importance of follow-up visits, ensuring the availability of essential medications, diagnostic equipment, and physicians, expanding the NHIA financial coverage, and integrating traditional medicine into standard healthcare to improve treatment adherence and reduce LTFU rates.

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Tropical Medicine and Health
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2025-05-06
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00743-3
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Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
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Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana

Edward Nketiah‐Amponsah, Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit et al.
Tropical Medicine and Health
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
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Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana

Edward Nketiah‐Amponsah, Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Maxwell Antwi, Gloria P. Gómez-Pérez, Judith van Andel, Solomon Ahimah-Agyakwah, Bernard Okoe Boye, Alex Yao Israel Attachey, Vivian Addo‐Cobbiah, Gifty Sunkwa-Mills
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Abstract

The study found that lack of follow-up awareness, stigmatization, and preference for traditional or herbal treatments are key drivers of lost-to-follow-up behavior among hypertension and diabetes patients. Thus, remedial policies should include increasing patient education on the importance of follow-up visits, ensuring the availability of essential medications, diagnostic equipment, and physicians, expanding the NHIA financial coverage, and integrating traditional medicine into standard healthcare to improve treatment adherence and reduce LTFU rates.

Tropical Medicine and HealthVol. 53(1)
University of Ghana (GH), University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH), PharmAccess Group (NL), Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (NL), Ghana Health Service (GH), University of Amsterdam (NL)
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Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana — Edward Nketiah‐Amponsah, Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, et al. · Tropical Medicine and Health (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS