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The Economic Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease in Vietnam
The Economic Burden of Chronic Kidney Disease in Vietnam
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2021
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Hai-Yen Nguyen-Thi
Thanh-Nhan Le-Phuoc
Nhan Tri Phat
Dat Truong Van
Thuy-Trang Le-Thi
Nguyen Dang Tu Le
Hong-Nguyen Tran-Thi
Luyen Pham Dinh
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Our objective is to analyze the economic burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Vietnam, particularly in District 2 Hospital at Ho Chi Minh City in 2019. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The data source is the medical records of the patients. Encoding the data, analyzing treatment cost, regression modeling, and verification were performed using Stata 15 software. Patients with stage 3 CKD account for the highest proportion of the CKD patient population. CKD comorbidities include hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and anemia, which increase the treatment fees of patients. Approximately half of the patients with CKD have diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Treatment costs increase as the condition of the patient worsens (except for stage 1 and 2 CKD). The total expenses of all CKD patients in District 2 Hospital were USD 916 423 988.60. Five main factors that affect the treatment fee of a patient: CKD stage, age, gender, and the presence of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and anemia. The regression model correctly predicts 96% of cases and can explain 64.15% of the fluctuations in costs. The cost of CKD treatment was higher than Vietnam’s per capita GDP in 2019, and the primary factors affecting costs are comorbidities and dialysis.
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Costs of illness,
illness burden,
hospital,
Vietnam