Health insurance financing and patient retention in care at diabetics and hypertension clinics in Dar es Salaam and Pwani regions, Tanzania. A cohort study.

• Main Authors: Harrieth Manisha (Author), Candida Moshiro (Author), Ally Hussein (Author), Fredrick Amani (Author), Johnson Mshiu (Author), Jaffar Shabbar (Author), Sayoki Mfinanga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypertension and diabetes are chronic conditions that cause major morbidity and mortality worldwide. Whether health insurance financing is associated with improved retention in chronic care in Tanzania, is unknown. Our study establishes the effect of health insurance on retention and the determinant...