Linkage to primary-care public health facilities for cardiovascular disease prevention: a community-based cohort study from urban slums in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Once identified with these conditions, individuals need to be linked to primary healthcare system for initiation of lifestyle modifications, pharmacotherapy and maintenance of therapies to achieve optimal blood pressure and glycaemic control. In the current study, we evaluated predictors and barriers for non-linkage to primary-care public health facilities for CVD risk reduction.

Methods

We conducted a community-based longitudinal study in 16 urban slum clusters in central India. Community health workers (CHWs) in each urban slum cluster screened all adults, aged 30 years or more for hypertension and diabetes, and those positively screened were sought to be linked to

SUBMITTER: Pakhare A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8351514 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature