Reliability, usability and identified need for home-based cardiometabolic health self-assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Soweto, South Africa

Abstract A major obstacle to tackling the growing burden of chronic disease in South Africa is lack of testing, particularly where individuals face multiple barriers to accessing health services. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate a cardiometabolic self-measurement kit, including assessment of b...

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Main Authors: Clara Calvert, Andrea Kolkenbeck-Ruh, Simone H. Crouch, Larske M. Soepnel, Lisa J. Ware
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11072-4