Cost and affordability of non-communicable disease screening, diagnosis and treatment in Kenya: Patient payments in the private and public sectors.

Cost and affordability of non-communicable disease screening, diagnosis and treatment in Kenya: Patient payments in the private and public sectors.

The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low- and middle-income countries, including Kenya, disproportionately to the rest of the world. Our objective was to quantify patient payments to obtain NCD screening, diagnosis, and treatment services in the public and private sector i...

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Main Authors: Sujha Subramanian, Robai Gakunga, Joseph Kibachio, Gladwell Gathecha, Patrick Edwards, Elijah Ogola, Gerald Yonga, Naftali Busakhala, Esther Munyoro, Jeremiah Chakaya, Nancy Ngugi, Nyawira Mwangi, Daniel Von Rege, Lili-Marie Wangari, David Wata, Robert Makori, Julius Mwangi, Walter Mwanda, East African Economics and Implementation Group (EAEIG)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5755777?pdf=render

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