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A snapshot of noncommunicable disease profiles and their prescription costs at ten primary healthcare facilities in the in the western half of the Cape Town Metropole

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 56 , issue 1 , 2014 , pages: 43–49

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2014.10844582

Author(s): AA Isaacs Metro District Health Services, Western Cape, , N Manga Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, , C Le Grange Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, , DA Hellenberg Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, , V Titus Metro District Health Services, Western Cape, , R Sayed Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences,

Keywords: noncommunicable diseases , prescriptions , primary health care , costs , co-morbidity

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Abstract

Objectives: There has been a rapid increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases globally. It is thought that this increase will have the greatest impact on developing countries, such as South Africa, where it will adversely affect quality of life and increase healthcare costs. This research was conducted to determine the disease profile and cost of treating patients at 10 facilities in the western half of the Cape Town Metropole.

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