Geographical inequality in service utilization for primary aldosteronism screening: spatial epidemiological study in Southern Thailand.
Onnicha SuntornlohanakulSuporn SakarinNoppadol KietsirirojeHutcha SriplungPublished in: BMC health services research (2022)
There is still geographical inequality and the strategy to decrease the barrier should be resolved. The policymaker should develop a transfer system of blood tests for PA investigation from the local hospital to reduce the burden such as transportation costs in patients who live far away from the super-tertiary hospital. In addition, PA screening should be implemented in hypertension care plan.