Adapting a nurse-led primary care initiative to cardiovascular disease control in Ghana: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Leah A. Haykin (Author), Jordan A. Francke (Author), Aurelia Abapali (Author), Elliasu Yakubu (Author), Edith Dambayi (Author), Elizabeth F. Jackson (Author), Raymond Aborigo (Author), Denis Awuni (Author), Engelbert A. Nonterah (Author), Abraham R. Oduro (Author), Ayaga A. Bawah (Author), James F. Phillips (Author), David J. Heller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality in Ghana, where rural primary health care is provided mainly by the Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) initiative. CHPS locates nurses in community-level clinics for basic curative and pre...