Is HbA1c testing in Nigeria only for the rich?
Abstract
Author(s): O F Adesina, A O Oduniyi, A O Olutunde, M O Ogunlana, J O Ogunkoya, B A Alalade, S M Otubogun, and A C Adesina

Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is the most important biochemical indicator of long-term glycaemic control in diabetes, but it is a relatively expensive test. Our study in a Nigerian diabetic clinic shows that only 24% of type 2 patients could afford to have the test. There is an urgent need to either reduce the cost of the test, or to provide subsidies to reduce the patient cost.

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