HPS-053 - Social determinants of health and access to medicines and their association with antidiabetic medication adherence at a teaching hospital in Ghana

• At: Copenhagen (Denmark) (2025)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: HPS-053
• By: AMANKWA HARRISON, Mark (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana)
• Co-author(s): Mark Amankwa Harrison (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana / Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Helena Owusu (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Charles Nii Kwade Ofei-Palm (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Asiwome Aggor (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Dorcas Poku Boateng (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Frempomaa Nelson (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana / Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Dr. Elizabeth Boateng (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Sulias Bruce (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Angela Acheampong (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Julia Selby (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Justice Dogbey (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Evelyn Oforiwaa Boahen (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Obedia Seanake (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Ibrahim Ibn Saana (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  Dr. Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
  Dr. Daniel Ankrah (Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana)
  
• Abstract:

  Background
  Antidiabetic medication adherence can improve outcomes in diabetes care. The conditions in which people are born, live, work and age [Social Determinants of Health (SDH)] and access to medicines may influence adherence to antidiabetic medicines.
  Aim
  The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of adverse Social Determinants..

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