Use of hospital services by patients with chronic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CONCLUSION: Among patients seeking hospital care in sub-Saharan Africa, multimorbidity remains poorly described despite high burdens of individual chronic diseases. Prospective public health studies of multimorbidity burden are needed to generate integrated and context-specific health system interventions that act to maximize patient survival and well-being.PMID:37638357 | PMC:PMC10452942 | DOI:10.2471/BLT.22.289597
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research