Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite improvements to the cascade of HIV care in East Africa, access to care for non-communicable disease co-morbidities like hypertension (HTN) remains a persistent problem. The integration of care for these conditions presents an opportunity to achieve efficiencies in delivery as well as decrease overall costs for patients. This study aims to build evidence on the burden of current out-of-pocket costs of care among HIV-HTN co-morbid patients.

Methods

We administered a pre-tested, cross-sectional, out-of-pocket cost survey to 94 co-morbid patients receiving HIV care from 10 clinics in the Wakiso and Kampala districts of Uganda from June to November 2021. The survey assessed socio-demographic characteristics, direct medical costs (e.g., medications, consultation

SUBMITTER: Cameron DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11423963 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature