Implementation research on noncommunicable disease prevention and control interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While the evidence for the clinical effectiveness of most noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention and treatment interventions is well established, care delivery models and means of scaling these up in a variety of resource-constrained health systems are not. The objective of this review was to synthesize evidence on the current state of implementation research on priority NCD prevention and control interventions provided by health systems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods and findings

On January 20, 2021, we searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases from 1990 through 2020 to identify implementation research studies that focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) priority NCD prevention and control interventions targeting cardiovascular disease,

SUBMITTER: Hategeka C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359585 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature