ArticleBMJ open2022
Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment.
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- Community Hypertension Patients' Preferences for Family Doctor Service Packages in China: A Discrete Choice Experiment.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- The Needs of Patients With Chronic Disease in Transitional Care From Hospital to Home in Sudan: A Qualitative Study.Health services insights · 2024Article
- Preferences of patients with diabetes mellitus for primary healthcare institutions: a discrete choice experiment in China.BMJ open · 2023Article
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- Self-care and healthcare seeking practices among patients with hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo explore how respondents with common chronic conditions-hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM)-make healthcare-seeking decisions.
settingThree health facilities in Nakaseke District, Uganda.
designDiscrete choice experiment (DCE).
participants496 adults with HTN and/or DM.
main outcome measuresWillingness to pay for changes in DCE attributes: getting to the facility, interactions with healthcare providers, availability of medicines for condition, patient peer-support groups; and education at the facility.
resultsRespondents were willing to pay more to attend facilities that offer peer-support groups, friendly healthcare providers with low staff turnover and greater availabilities of medicines. Specifically, we found the average respondent was willing to pay an additional 77 121 Ugandan shillings (UGX) for facilities with peer-support groups over facilities with none; and 49 282 UGX for 1 month of medicine over none, all other things being equal. However, respondents would have to compensated to accept facilities that were further away or offered health education. Specifically, the average respondent would have to be paid 3929 UGX to be willing to accept each additional kilometre they would have to travel to the facilities, all other things being equal. Similarly, the average respondent would have to be paid 60 402 UGX to accept facilities with some health education, all other things being equal.
conclusionsOur findings revealed significant preferences for health facilities based on the availability of medicines, costs of treatment and interactions with healthcare providers. Understanding patient preferences can inform intervention design to optimise healthcare service delivery for patients with HTN and DM in rural Uganda and other low-resource settings.
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