Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana

Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana

Abstract Background Hypertension (HPT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are major contributors to morbidity and mortality in Ghana. A key challenge in managing these conditions is non-adherence to follow-up visits, commonly referred to as "lost- to- follow-up" (LTFU). Data from the National Heal...

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Main Authors: Edward Nketiah-Amponsah, Solomon Ahimah-Agyakwah, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Gifty Sunkwa-Mills, G. P. Gómez-Pérez, Judith van Andel, Alex Yao Israel Attachey, Yaw Nyarko Opoku-Boateng, Vivian Addo-Cobbiah, Bernard Okoe-Boye, Tobias Floris Rinke de Wit, Maxwell Akwasi Antwi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Hypertension
Diabetes
Lost-to-follow-up
Logistic regression
Ghana National Health Insurance Authority
National Health Insurance Scheme
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00743-3
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