Evaluation of treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization and cost of illness for sickle cell disease in Ghana: a private medical insurance claims database study

• Main Authors: Kwaku Marfo (Author), Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh (Author), Catherine Segbefia (Author), Duah Dwomoh (Author), Adeline Edgal (Author), Nancy Ampah (Author), Badarinath Chickballapur Ramachandrachar (Author), Kumaresan Subramanyam (Author), Ashok Natarajan (Author), Olufolake Egbujo (Author), Kenneth I. Ataga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, accounting for nearly 75% of the global disease burden. The current analysis evaluated patient characteristics, treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and associated costs in pat...