Key result
Lower socioeconomic status is linked to disproportionate catastrophic health expenditure for hypertension management in Ghana.
Why the study?
Socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic expenditure for hypertension management in Ghana were not well characterized.
What are the socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic expenditure on hypertension management in Ghana?
Cross-Sectional
Yes
What are the socioeconomic inequalities in catastrophic expenditure on hypertension management in Ghana?
Socioeconomic status is a major driver of inequality in catastrophic health expenditures for patients managing hypertension in Ghana, indicating a need for targeted policy actions.
Lower socioeconomic status was associated with higher catastrophic hypertension expenditure in Ghana; leaves open targeted financial protection policies.
OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to explore the socio-economic inequalities in Ghana's catastrophic expenditure on hypertension management. METHODS: We used data from our catastrophic health expenditure survey (CHE), which was conducted in two primary health care facilities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana: Weija Gbawe Municipal Hospital (WGMH) and Shai Osoduko District Hospital (SODH). Data collection at these facilities took place from December 2023 to February 2024. We estimated the distribution of unstandardized CHE (in terms of wealth and sex). We decomposed our data to measure socioeconomic inequality in CHE and assess the contribution of each explanatory variable to these inequalities. Socioeconomic status remains a key contributor to CHE inequality in hypertension care in Ghana. CONCLUSION: It is our view that patients with lower socioeconomic status are targeted by policy actions to address their vulnerability in hypertension care.
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Aduo-Adjei et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension. Socioeconomic status was evaluated on Socioeconomic inequality in catastrophic health expenditure (CHE). Socioeconomic status remains a key contributor to inequality in catastrophic health expenditure for hypertension management in Ghana.
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