The readiness of public primary health care (PUSKESMAS) for cardiovascular services in Makasar city, Indonesia.

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

The increasing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become a major challenge globally, including in Indonesia. Understanding the readiness of primary health care facilities is necessary to confront the challenge of providing access to quality CVD health care services. Our study aimed to provide information regarding readiness to deliver CVD health services in public primary health care namely Puskesmas.

Methods

The study questionnaire was adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA), modified based on the package of essentials for non-communicable disease (PEN) and the Indonesian Ministry of health regulation. Data were collected from all Puskesmas facilities (N = 47) located in Makassar city. We anal

SUBMITTER: Arsyad DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9436735 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature