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Quality of care and cost of prescriptions for diabetes and hypertension at primary healthcare facilities in the Cape Town Metropole

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 57 , issue 3 , 2015 , pages: 187–193

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.976988

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

Keywords: cost , noncommunicable diseases , primary health care , prescriptions , quality of care

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Abstract

Background: Quality of care for diabetes mellitus and hypertension has been found to be suboptimal at primary health care level. There is an expectation that improving quality will require the increased utilisation of resources. This research was intended to determine the quality of care and cost of prescriptions at 10 facilities in the Cape Town Metropole.

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