Cost-effectiveness of a Multicomponent Intervention for Hypertension Control in Low-Income Settings in Argentina.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Hypertension is highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, and it is an important preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Understanding the economic benefits of a hypertension control program is valuable to decision-makers.

Objective

To evaluate the long-term cost-effectiveness of a multicomponent hypertension management program compared with usual care among patients with hypertension receiving care in public clinics in Argentina from a health care system perspective.

Design, setting, and participants

This economic evaluation used a Markov model to estimate the cost-effectiveness of a hypertension management program among adult patients with uncontrolled hypertension in a low-income setting. Patient-level data (743 individual

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8441594 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature