Geographical inequality in service utilization for primary aldosteronism screening: spatial epidemiological study in Southern Thailand.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary aldosteronism (PA), the most common cause of secondary hypertension is considered as a "major public health issue" due to higher risk of cardiovascular complications compared to blood-pressure-match hypertension and increase in prevalence around the world. In Thailand, though PA screening is provided under the universal health coverage, the service can be offered only at some centers. Hence, the service availability affects an accessibility of health care in patients. Our study aimed to evaluate the service utilization in PA screening and diagnosis in terms of geographical inequality in health resources in Southern Thailand.

Methods

Data of 688 patients who underwent PA screening from 2011 to 2017 were obtained from the electronic database of Songklanagari

SUBMITTER: Suntornlohanakul O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature