Factors associated with the adoption of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Protocol 1 in primary healthcare settings in Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess factors associated with the adoption of the WHO Package of Essential Non-Communicable Diseases (PEN) Protocol 1 at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities in Nepal after healthcare workers received training.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

PHC facilities across various provinces in Nepal.

Participants

A total of 180 healthcare workers trained in PEN, recruited from a random selection of 105 basic healthcare facilities.

Main outcome measures

The adoption of PEN Protocol 1 components: blood pressure measurement, blood glucose screening, 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment using WHO/International Society of Hypertension risk charts and body mass index (BMI) assessment. Factors associated with protocol adoption were ass

SUBMITTER: Timalsena D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12519371 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature