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 (Author), Richard Munana (Author), Ivan Weswa (Author), Julia Gaal (Author), Isaac Sekitoleko (Author), Hillary Mutabazi (Author), Benjamin E. Bodnar (Author), Tracy L. Rabin (Author), Trishul Siddharthan (Author), Robert Kalyesubula (Author), Felix Knauf (Author), Christine K. Nalwadda (Author) |
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2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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