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Correlates of Patients’ Preference for Therapeutic Injections in a Major Regional Referral Hospital in Ghana: Implications for Policy and Clinical Practice

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  • Robert Kaba Alhassan
  • Bismark Appiah Adu-Gyamfi
  • Agbolosu Oliver
  • Bright Ayensu
  • Gbekor Awoenam
  • Owusu Angela
  • Edward Nketiah-Amponsah
  • Prudence P. Mwini-Nyaledzigbor

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Abuse of injections, particularly in resource poor countries, remains a challenge evident in the increasing preference for therapeutic injections over oral medication. Objective of this study is to explore factors associated with patients’ preference for therapeutic injection over oral medication in the Volta Regional Hospital, Ho in Ghana. The study is a cross-sectional survey conducted among 200 patients accessing care in Volta Regional Hospital. Data were analyzed using STATA statistical software for data analysis. Univariate probit regression was used to ascertain factors associated with patients’ preference for therapeutic injections over oral medication (main outcome variable of interest). It was found that 74% of the 200 respondents preferred injection to oral medication. More outpatients preferred injectable medication over oral ( p = .041); 86% of the respondents said they never experienced complication related to injectable medication. Patients who perceived injection as more efficacious were more likely to opt for it over oral medication (coefficient = 2.22; SE = 0.33; p

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  • Robert Kaba Alhassan & Bismark Appiah Adu-Gyamfi & Agbolosu Oliver & Bright Ayensu & Gbekor Awoenam & Owusu Angela & Edward Nketiah-Amponsah & Prudence P. Mwini-Nyaledzigbor, 2018. "Correlates of Patients’ Preference for Therapeutic Injections in a Major Regional Referral Hospital in Ghana: Implications for Policy and Clinical Practice," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(4), pages 21582440188, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:8:y:2018:i:4:p:2158244018804583
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244018804583
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    1. Robert Kaba Alhassan & Stephen Opoku Duku & Wendy Janssens & Edward Nketiah-Amponsah & Nicole Spieker & Paul van Ostenberg & Daniel Kojo Arhinful & Menno Pradhan & Tobias F Rinke de Wit, 2015. "Comparison of Perceived and Technical Healthcare Quality in Primary Health Facilities: Implications for a Sustainable National Health Insurance Scheme in Ghana," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(10), pages 1-19, October.
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