Evaluating diabetes care in primary healthcare centers in Abuja, Nigeria: a cross-sectional formative assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are associated with high and rising burden of morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is among the leading causes of NCD-related deaths worldwide and is a foremost public health problem in Nigeria. As part of National policy, Nigeria has committed to implement the World Health Organization (WHO) Package of Essential Non-communicable Disease interventions for primary care. Implementing the intervention requires the availability of essential elements, including guidelines, trained staff, health management information systems (HMIS), equipment, and medications, in primary healthcare centers (PHCs). This study assessed the availability of the DM component of the WHO package, and the readiness

SUBMITTER: Orji IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11227205 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature