Implementation research on registering cancer cases in primary health centres of Puducherry through community health workers.

ABSTRACT: Background & objectives Hospital-based cancer registry does not represent the true burden of cancer in the community. Initiating a Primary Health Centre (PHC)-based cancer registry may better estimate population-level data for cancer cases in an area. This study aimed to set up a system for facilitating a PHC-based cancer registry and to assess the registration status of cancer cases in various PHCs of Puducherry. The facilitating and limiting factors while setting up this registry were also assessed. Methods A quasi-experimental study with an embedded mixed-method design was conducted in 31 PHCs/Community Health Centres (CHCs) from March 2021 to November 2022. The interventions were implemented in all PHCs/CHCs of Puducherry with the involvement of the State Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD

SUBMITTER: Varughese CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413878 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar & Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature