Primary care provider notions on instituting community-based geriatric support in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding of the most economical and sustainable models of providing geriatric care to Africa's rising ageing population is critical. In Uganda, the number of old adults (60 years and above) continues to rise against absence of policies and guidelines, and models for providing care to this critical population. Our study explored public primary health care provider views on how best community-based geriatric support (CBGS) could be instituted as an adaptable model for delivering geriatric care in Uganda's resource-limited primary public health care settings.

Methods

We interviewed 20 key informants from four districts of Bukomansimbi, Kalungu, Rakai, and Lwengo in Southern Central Uganda. Respondents were leads (in-charges) of public primary health units that h

SUBMITTER: Ssensamba JT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8962536 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature