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An Estimate of Average Cost of Hypertension and its catastrophic effect on the people living with hypertension: Patien...
ISSN: 2706 - 9346
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An Estimate of Average Cost of Hypertension and its catastrophic effect on the people living with hypertension: Patien...
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Publisher: International Journal Of Social Sciences And Economic Revi..
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Abstract
Purpose of the study: The study was motivated by the high prevalence of hypertension and its associated costs of financing drugs to treating the disease. Hypertension has become a source of worry to the sufferers and caregivers, given its direct and indirect cost implications. The study specifically estimated the direct average cost of treating hypertension and verified its catastrophic effect on the sufferers in Nigeria. Methodology: To achieve the objective, the study undertook the review of related literature on the burden of hypertension. It utilized the primary method of data collection by administering structured questionnaires to the target respondents in the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital and National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria. Data were descriptively analysed using frequency and percentage with the aid of SPSS version 22. Main findings: The result revealed that the average annual cost attributable to hypertension treatm...
