Willingness to pay for kidney transplantation among chronic kidney disease patients in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for patients with end stage renal disease. However, it is largely unavailable in many sub-Sahara African countries including Ghana. In Ghana, treatment for end stage renal disease including transplantation, is usually financed out-of-pocket. As efforts continue to be made to expand the kidney transplantation programme in Ghana, it remains unclear whether patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) would be willing to pay for a kidney transplant.

Aim

The aim of the study was to assess CKD patients' willingness to pay for kidney transplantation as a treatment option for end stage renal disease in Ghana.

Methods

A facility based cross-sectional study conducted at the Renal Outpatient clinic and Dialysis Unit of

SUBMITTER: Boima V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7773273 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature