Engaging Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) for cardiovascular diseases risk screening in Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become the leading public health problems worldwide and the cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is one of the major NCDs. Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) in Nepal are the key drivers to implementing frontline health services. We explored the potential for engaging FCHVs for CVD risk screening at the community level in Nepal.

Methods

We used multiple approaches (quantitative and qualitative) for data collection. The trained FCHVs administered CVD risk screening questionnaire among 491 adults in rural and urban areas and calculated the CVD risk scores. To maintain consistency and quality, a registered medical doctor also, using the same risk scoring chart, independently calculated the CVD risk scores. Kappa statistics an

SUBMITTER: Rawal LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8735630 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature