Preparedness of primary health care facilities on implementation of essential non-communicable disease interventions in osun state south-west Nigeria: a rural-urban comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Global response to the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries includes the development of WHO Package of Essential Non-communicable Disease Interventions (WHO PEN) for Primary Health Care (PHC). The study assessed the level of preparedness of PHC facilities on implementation of essential NCD interventions in rural and urban Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Osun State, Nigeria.

Methods

The study was a comparative cross-sectional survey. Information was collected from heads of 33 rural and 33 urban PHC facilities and through direct observation on the domains of staff training, basic equipment, diagnostics and essential medicines for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) using a semi-structured i

SUBMITTER: Akinwumi AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9930353 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature