Hypertension in the South African public healthcare system: a cost-of-illness and burden of disease study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify the health and economic burden of hypertension in the South African public healthcare system.

Setting

All inpatient, outpatient and rehabilitative care received in the national public healthcare system.

Participants

Adults, aged ≥20 years, who receive care in the public healthcare system.

Outcomes

Worksheet-based models synthesised data from multiple sources to estimate the burden of disease, direct healthcare costs, and societal costs associated with hypertension. Results were disaggregated by sex.

Results

Approximately 8.22 million (30.8%, 95% CI 29.5% to 32.1%) South African adults with no private health insurance have hypertension. Hypertension was estimated to cause 14 000 (95% CI 11 100 to 17 200) ischaemic heart disease even

SUBMITTER: Kohli-Lynch CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867372 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature