Assessing cardiovascular disease risk factor screening inequalities in India using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of mortality in India. India has rolled out Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) reforms including population based screening for hypertension and diabetes, facilitated by frontline health workers. Our study assessed blood pressure and blood sugar coverage achieved by frontline workers using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS).

Methods

LQAS Supervision Areas were defined as catchments covered by frontline workers in primary health centres in two districts each of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. In each Area, 19 households for each of four sampling universes (males, females, Above Poverty Line (APL) and Below Poverty Line (BPL)) were visited using probability proportional to size sampling. Following written inform

SUBMITTER: Nambiar D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7687829 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature