Willingness to pay for digital care for NCD in Ghana: an exploratory study of three health facilities in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension and diabetes are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Ghana. The use of digital healthcare applications improves access to NCD care by empowering patients to self-manage with remote support where possible and face-to-face support where needed in a hospital or clinic setting. Events from the COVID-19 pandemic have shown that digitisation can effectively be implemented in many productive sectors including healthcare. This study investigates the willingness to pay for a digital NCD care model piloted in three healthcare facilities in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.

Methods

This is a case-control study conducted in three health facilities in the Greater Accra region of Ghana namely the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Greater Accra Re

SUBMITTER: Nketiah-Amponsah E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690887 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature