Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda

Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda

Abstract Background A shortage of healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) combined with a rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like hypertension and diabetes mellitus has resulted in increasing gaps in care delivery for NCDs. As community health workers (CHWs) oft...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Ingenhoff, Richard Munana, Ivan Weswa, Julia Gaal, Isaac Sekitoleko, Hillary Mutabazi, Benjamin E. Bodnar, Tracy L. Rabin, Trishul Siddharthan, Robert Kalyesubula, Felix Knauf, Christine K. Nalwadda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Community health workers
Perceptions
Task shifting
Screening
Referral
Hypertension
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15704-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15704-w

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