Noncommunicable Diseases and Hospital Utilization in Kuwait: A Generalizable Approach Using the World Health Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Kuwait and countries in the Arabian Gulf region face an alarming prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) that strain their health systems and threaten their economies. To quantify a key dimension of the burden, we estimated the risk of hospital utilization in Kuwait associated with diagnoses of the most prevalent NCDs, excluding cancer, using a generalizable approach suitable for cross-country disease burden comparisons and assessments of prevention effectiveness.

Methods

The study analyzed responses from a nationally representative sample of 2,165 individuals with self-reported hospital admissions over 12 months and NCD diagnoses from the World Health Survey in Kuwait in 2010. Hospital utilization rates were examined for individuals diagnosed with hypertens

SUBMITTER: Alibrahim A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9801364 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature