Hospital costs attributable to obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in COVID-19 patients in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted the inequities that exist in many countries worldwide. Access to health services and the cost of services due to the rise in the number of COVID-19 cases are some of the issues that countries have had to contend with. Those with pre-existing conditions such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes have had to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 crisis.

Objectives

The aim of this study is to estimate the hospital costs attributable to obesity, diabetes and hypertension in COVID-19 patients in South Africa.

Design and methods

A prevalence-based disease-specific cost of illness approach was conducted to estimate the direct medical costs of hypertension, obesity and diabetes in COVID-19 patients. The populatio

SUBMITTER: Kreeftenberg LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12432303 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature