Human-centered design as a guide to intervention planning for non-communicable diseases: the BIGPIC study from Western Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-communicable disease (NCD) care in Sub-Saharan Africa is challenging due to barriers including poverty and insufficient health system resources. Local culture and context can impact the success of interventions and should be integrated early in intervention design. Human-centered design (HCD) is a methodology that can be used to engage stakeholders in intervention design and evaluation to tailor-make interventions to meet their specific needs.

Methods

We created a Design Team of health professionals, patients, microfinance officers, community health workers, and village leaders. Over 6 weeks, the Design Team utilized a four-step approach of synthesis, idea generation, prototyping, and creation to develop an integrated microfinance-group medical visit model for

SUBMITTER: Leung CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7218487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature