Offinso North, Amansie West, Ahafo Ano South, and Asante Akim South.
Methods:
A population based prospective cross-sectional study comprising of adultsaged 18 years and above was carried out from January 2016 to March 2016. A multistage sampling method was employed to select four rural districts in the Ashanti region of Ghana. A structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data from respondents.
Results:
A total of 684 participants were recruited in the study. The prevalence of hypertension and diabetes was found to be 16.23% and 5.41% respectively. The prevalence of diabetes and hypertensioncomorbidity was 1.61%. The public hospital was the most preferred choice of facility (52.56%) for patients with NCDs. Educational level significantly decreased the likelihood of seeking healthcare in OTCMS and Health Centre to Hospitals (RRR = 0.1, 95% CI = 0.0110.917, p = 0.042) and (RRR = 0.4, 95% CI = 0.198-0.679, p = 0.001) respectively.