Factors associated with the availability and affordability of essential cardiovascular disease medicines in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Despite their potential to prevent or delay the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD), medicines for CVD remain unavailable and unaffordable to many in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We systematically reviewed the literature to identify factors associated with availability and affordability of CVD medicines in LMICs. A protocol for this study was registered on the PROSPERO register of systematic reviews (CRD42019135393). We searched Medline, EMBASE, Global Health, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, EconLit, Social Policy and Practice, and Africa Wide Information for studies analyzing factors associated with the presence of medicines (availability) or the price of these medicines as it relates to ability to pay (affordability) in LMICs. We p

SUBMITTER: Lotfizadeh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021589 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature