Assessing service availability and readiness to manage Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) are some of the most prevailing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) worldwide and cause three times higher morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) than in developed nations. In Bangladesh, there is a dearth of data about the quality of CRD management in health facilities. This study aims to describe CRD service availability and readiness at all tiers of health facilities using the World Health Organization's (WHO) Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) tool.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2017 to June 2018 in a total of 262 health facilities in Bangladesh using the WHO SARA Standard Tool. Surveys were conducted with facility management personnel by trained data

SUBMITTER: Paromita P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7932138 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature