"We just have to help": Community health workers' informal task-shifting and task-sharing practices for hypertension and diabetes care in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nigeria's skilled health professional health workforce density is insufficient to achieve its national targets for non-communicable diseases (NCD) which include 25% reduction in the prevalence of diabetes and hypertension, particularly at the primary health care (PHC) level. This places a great demand on community health workers (CHWs) who constitute the majority of PHC workers. Traditionally, CHWs are mainly involved in infectious diseases programmes, and maternal and child health services. Their involvement with prevention and control of NCDs has been minimal. With government prioritization of PHC for combating the rising NCD burden, strengthening CHWs' skills and competencies for NCD care delivery is crucial.

Methods

We conducted a mixed methods study to expl

SUBMITTER: Ajisegiri WS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909193 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature