Socio-Demographic Survey of Hypertensive Patients in Ghana, 2022

389 survey responses from hypertensive patients in Hohoe, Ghana, collected between February and May 2022. The data was gathered by Angela Nana Esi Ackon to analyze out-of-pocket healthcare payments among insured patients. It examines the prevalence and self-reported effects of these payments on healthcare access.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the prevalence of out-of-pocket payments based on the reported 97.2% rate among insured patients.
• Modeling factors associated with difficulty in making payments based on reported associations with borrowing money and hospital attendance.
• Studying the impact of healthcare costs on treatment adherence based on the reported use of alternative hypertension treatments.

Strengths

• Data is from a specific cross-sectional study of 389 patients, providing a defined sample size.
• Analysis includes statistically significant associations (e.g., aOR=5.52 for OOP payments affecting hospital attendance).
• Clear temporal scope (data collected between February and May 2022).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The 9.5 KB file size suggests a very limited scope of variables.

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 17:55:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hohoe, Ghana.