Health Services Availability and Readiness for Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in Primary Care Health Facilities in Ghana: a Cardiovascular Risk Management project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypertension and diabetes are leading causes of adult hospital admissions and mortality across health facilities in Ghana. Timely screening and diagnosis at primary health facilities are crucial to initiate treatment and avert complications. This study explored service availability and readiness of health systems for managing hypertension and diabetes in selected district hospitals in Ghana.

Methods

We adapted the World Health Organization (WHO) Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) tool to assess hypertension and diabetes management practices between June and July 2022 in four district hospitals in Ghana. Domain scores of service readiness were calculated based on the mean score of tracer item availability, transformed into percentages, and strat

SUBMITTER: Hinneh T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11623084 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature