Economic impact of COVID-19 on patients with type 2 diabetes in Kenya and Tanzania: a costing analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

COVID-19 affected healthcare access, utilisation and affordability, especially for patients suffering from chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study measured the occurrence and magnitude of changes in healthcare and broader societal costs among patients with T2D before and during COVID-19 in Kenya and Tanzania to understand whether and how COVID-19 affected T2D management in countries implementing different policies during the pandemic.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kenya and Tanzania in March-April 2022 among 500 patients with T2D in each country. We interviewed patients on direct healthcare costs (eg, inpatient and outpatient costs), societal costs (eg, productivity loss) and patients' characteristics before and during th

SUBMITTER: Karugu CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816087 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature