Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Hypertension Screening and Treatment in Adults with Hypertension in Rural Nigeria in the Context of a Health Insurance Program.

Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Hypertension Screening and Treatment in Adults with Hypertension in Rural Nigeria in the Context of a Health Insurance Program.

BACKGROUND:High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for death and disability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We evaluated the costs and cost-effectiveness of hypertension care provided within the Kwara State Health Insurance (KSHI) program in rural Nigeria. METHODS:A Markov model was developed to a...

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Main Authors: Nicole T A Rosendaal, Marleen E Hendriks, Mark D Verhagen, Oladimeji A Bolarinwa, Emmanuel O Sanya, Philip M Kolo, Peju Adenusi, Kayode Agbede, Diederik van Eck, Siok Swan Tan, Tanimola M Akande, William Redekop, Constance Schultsz, Gabriela B Gomez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4922631?pdf=render

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