Assessing readiness of health facilities for hypertension and integration with diabetes care in Bangladesh: Evidence from the National Service Provision Assessment Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension (HT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are two major noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) with a high rate of comorbidity that utilize similar health system resources. Limited evidence exists, however, on the level of readiness of health facilities in Bangladesh to manage HT and integrated HT-DM care. The objective of this study was an assessment of facility readiness for HT and integrated HT-DM management and to identify key factors influencing levels of readiness.

Methods

The study involved the analysis of data from 382 health facilities at or above sub-district level from the most recent nationally representative dataset, the 2017 Bangladesh Health Facility Survey (BHFS). Readiness for HT and integrated HT-DM services was assessed based on composite scores as

SUBMITTER: Jisan JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12716694 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature