. 2023 Oct 27;23:1170. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-10154-x

Table 1.

The distribution of haemodialysis centres, patient prevalence, nephrologists and cost of dialysis in Ghana

Variable	Measure
Haemodialysis machines in Ghana (n)	299
Haemodialysis machines—(pmp)	9.7
Private centres [n (%)]	27 (67.5)
State owned centres [n (%)]	13 (32.5)
Haemodialysis centres without nephrologist [n (%)]	23 (57.5)
Prevalence of nephrologists in Ghana (pmp)	0.44
Haemodialysis machines in Ghana	6 (4–10)^a
Haemodialysis machines in private centres	6 (4–10)^a
Haemodialysis centres in state-owned sector	8 (3–10)^a
Patients per haemodialysis centres	20 (11.5–36.5)^a
Patients per haemodialysis centres in private centres	14 (10–25)^a
Patients per haemodialysis centres in state-owned centres	25 (14–53)^a
Mean cost of haemodialysis session in Ghana	53.9 ± 8.8^b
Mean cost of haemodialysis in private centres	56.7 ± 7.9^b
Cost of haemodialysis in state-owned centres	48.2 ± 7.9^b

Abbreviations: n number, IQR interquartile range, US $ United States Dollars, SD standard deviation, per million population, pmp [Median; (IQR)]^a, (mean ± SD)^b