The Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Diabetes in Ghana: A Scoping Review to Inform Health Technology Assessment

J Kazibwe, M Gad, E Abassah-Konadu, I Amankwah… - 2023 - europepmc.org
Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality globally among
non-communicable diseases (NCDs. It is predicted to increase in sub–Saharan Africa by …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiological and economic burden of diabetes in Ghana: A scoping review to inform health technology assessment

J Kazibwe, M Gad, E Abassah-Konadu… - PLOS global public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality globally among
non-communicable diseases (NCDs. It is predicted to increase in sub–Saharan Africa by …

The Epidemiological and Economic Burden of Diabetes in Ghana: A Scoping Review to Inform Health Technology Assessment

M Gad, J Kazibwe, E Abassah-Konadu, I Amankwah… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Introduction Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality
globally among non-communicable diseases (NCDs. It is predicted to increase in sub …

[HTML][HTML] A national audit of facilities, human and material resources for the comprehensive management of diabetes in Ghana-A 2023 update

E Yorke, J Akpalu, G de-Graft Johnson, Y Atiase… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Introduction The human and material resources as well as the systems for managing
diabetes in Africa are inadequate. This study or needs assessment, aimed at updating the …

Prevalence of diabetes and associated risk factors in Ga Mashie, Accra, Ghana. The CARE Diabetes community-based survey

CS Grijalva-Eternod, KM Sedzro, K Adjaye-Gbewonyo… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background Globally, diabetes affects 537 million individuals aged 20-79, significantly
undermining their quality of life and economic stability, with the greatest impact in low-and …

Managing diabetes in urban Ghana: is it affordable?

F Pei - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Background: In recent decades there has been an escalating epidemic of diabetes in
Ghana. However, there has been little research on the economic burdens associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Cost of diabetes mellitus in Africa: a systematic review of existing literature

C Mutyambizi, M Pavlova, L Chola, C Hongoro… - Globalization and …, 2018 - Springer
Background There is an increasing recognition that non communicable diseases impose
large economic costs on households, societies and nations. However, not much is known …

Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes mellitus among adults in Ghana: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Asamoah-Boaheng, O Sarfo-Kantanka… - International …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background The prevalence and risk factors for diabetes in Ghana vary from location to
location, yet no study has been conducted to quantitatively synthesize the available studies …

[PDF][PDF] Economic burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus complications among patients in the eastern region of Ghana: A descriptive cross-sectional cost-of-illness study

SK Amon, MKS Aikins - Diabetes Manag, 2017 - researchgate.net
Objective: To assess the economic burden associated with the management of type 2
diabetes with complications from patients of the Eastern Regional Hospital's Diabetic Clinic …

[PDF][PDF] Economic burden of diabetes care: The economic burden on health systems of low and middle-income African countries

AA Ahmed, NN Almulla - Middle East Journal of Family Medicine, 2020 - mejfm.com
Background: There has been recognized documented increase in diabetes prevalence
worldwide and even regions with known low prevalence of diabetes such as Africa, started …