Out-of-Pocket Payments Among Insured Hypertensive Patients in Hohoe, Ghana

97.2% of 389 insured hypertensive patients surveyed in Ghana made out-of-pocket payments for healthcare. The data was collected via a structured questionnaire between February and May 2022 by researcher Angela Nana Esi Ackon. It examines the prevalence and effects of these payments, highlighting their impact on hospital attendance and borrowing for health expenses.

Use Cases

• Modeling the association between out-of-pocket payments and hospital attendance based on reported difficulty.
• Analyzing predictors of borrowing money for health expenses among insured patients.
• Investigating the link between out-of-pocket payments and the use of alternative hypertension treatments.

Strengths

• Data is based on a specific sample of 389 hypertensive patients.
• Analysis includes logistic regression results with odds ratios and confidence intervals, suggesting structured statistical testing.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single referral hospital in Hohoe, Ghana.

Provenance

Source

Angela Nana Esi Ackon via figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire.

Time Range

Data collected between February and May 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 17:55:10; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hohoe, Ghana.