Economic burden of hypertension to outpatients attending the Ho Teaching Hospital in the Volta Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Despite being enrolled on the NHIS, hypertensive patients face considerable economic burdens, with high rates of catastrophic health expenditure. There is, therefore, an urgent need for improve access to affordable antihypertensive medications at NHIS accredited health facilities and reduce geographic barriers to care, particularly transportation costs and time spent accessing services.
Authors
- Mustapha Immurana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5711-7566)
- Aba Folson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2098-3779)
- Phidelia Theresa Doegah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8501-3676)
- James Akazili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3259-9794)
- William K. Bosu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0094-9833)
- Martin Amogre Ayanore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4095-3047)
- Frank Edwin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-8017)
- Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7101-769X)
Institutions
- University of Cape Coast (GH)
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Navrongo Health Research Centre (GH)
- C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13338-9
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00