Economic Burden of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: A Case Study at Tema General Hospital

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dc.contributor.advisorNonvignon, J.
dc.contributor.authorAnuwa-Amarh, I.M.F.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Ghana, Economic Burden of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: A Case Study at Tema General Hospital
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-08T11:34:44Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-14T03:28:57Z
dc.date.available2017-02-08T11:34:44Z
dc.date.available2017-10-14T03:28:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-07
dc.descriptionThesis(MPH)-University of Ghana, 2016
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy had become a huge economic (financial, social and psychological) burden on patients, families and the nation as a whole. Such economic burden on patients and their families cannot be underestimated. The objective of the study was to determine the economic burden of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy at Tema General Hospital. Methods: An exploratory, cross-sectional cost-of-illness study was conducted with 50 eligible women enrolled and interviewed. Socio-demographic data of respondents, direct and indirect costs in the management hypertensive disorders in pregnancy were collected and analysed. Results: Out of a total number of 50 pregnant women studied, almost half (48%) of them were pre-eclampsia cases with 2% being chronic hypertension with superimposed pre-eclampsia, 20% (10) due to gestational hypertension, 8% (4) due to eclampsia and 4% (2) due to chronic hypertension in pregnancy. The mean total cost per month was estimated at GHS559.65 (SDGHS205.95), US$143.50) -with direct costs accounting for 83% of total costs. Conclusion: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy cause considerable economic burden and a significant deterioration in household income impacting negatively on welfare of families. This could lead to families adopting unfavourable coping strategies which could reduce their ability of assessing health care and increasing their vulnerability to future financial crisis.en_US
dc.format.extentX, 67p: ill
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/21577
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Ghana
dc.subjectEconomic Burdenen_US
dc.subjectHypertensive Disordersen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.titleEconomic Burden of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: A Case Study at Tema General Hospitalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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