Health service readiness to provide care for HIV and cardiovascular disease risk factors in low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT: Cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRF), in particular diabetes and hypertension, are chronic conditions which carry a substantial disease burden in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Unlike HIV, they were neglected in the Millenium Development Goals along with the health services required to manage them. To inform the level of health service readiness that could be achieved with increased attention, we compared readiness for CVDRF with that for HIV. Using data from national Service Provision Assessments, we describe facility-reported readiness to provide services for CVDRF and HIV, and derive a facility readiness score of observed essential components to manage them. We compared HIV vs CVDRF coverage scores by country, rural or urban location, and facility type, and by whether or not f

SUBMITTER: Cockburn N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10516419 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature