2023
Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda
Ingenhoff R, Munana R, Weswa I, Gaal J, Sekitoleko I, Mutabazi H, Bodnar B, Rabin T, Siddharthan T, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F, Nalwadda C. Principles for task shifting hypertension and diabetes screening and referral: a qualitative study exploring patient, community health worker and healthcare professional perceptions in rural Uganda. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 881. PMID: 37173687, PMCID: PMC10176286, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15704-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersNon-communicable diseasesHealthcare workersRural UgandaHealth workersCHW knowledgeNCD screeningDiabetes mellitusMiddle-income countriesCHW characteristicsHypertensionCHW programsCare deliveryHealthcare accessHealthcare professionalsReferralPatient accessHealthcare systemSuccessful program implementationDiabetesPatientsProfessionals' perceptionsFramework methodFocus group discussionsScreening
2022
Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment
Moor SE, Tusubira AK, Wood D, Akiteng AR, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Donroe EH, Ngaruiya C, Rabin TL, Hawley NL, Armstrong-Hough M, Nakirya BD, Nugent R, Kalyesubula R, Nalwadda C, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059949. PMID: 35863829, PMCID: PMC9310153, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeer support groupsAvailability of medicinesHealthcare providersPatient preferencesHealth facilitiesHealth educationRural UgandaFacility-based managementCost of treatmentLow-resource settingsDiabetes mellitusNakaseke districtDiscrete choice experimentHealthcare service deliveryAverage respondentIntervention designHTNMedicineUgandan shillingsDCE attributesProvidersGroupService delivery