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Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases
Schwartz JI, Dunkle A, Akiteng AR, Birabwa-Male D, Kagimu R, Mondo CK, Mutungi G, Rabin TL, Skonieczny M, Sykes J, Mayanja-Kizza H. Towards reframing health service delivery in Uganda: the Uganda Initiative for Integrated Management of Non-Communicable Diseases. Global Health Action 2015, 8: 26537. PMID: 25563451, PMCID: PMC4292588, DOI: 10.3402/gha.v8.26537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-communicable diseasesHealth service deliveryIntegrated health services deliveryTraining of HCWsChronic disease preventionHealthcare worker trainingMiddle-income countriesService deliveryDisease preventionCommunicable diseasesHealth systemDouble burdenDiseaseWorker trainingMultidisciplinary research collaborationBurdenDeliveryMorbidityMajor roleManagementMortalityIntegrated ManagementCarePrevention
2017
Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Ojo TT, Hawley NL, Desai MM, Akiteng AR, Guwatudde D, Schwartz JI. Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 947. PMID: 29233114, PMCID: PMC5727968, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVillage health teamsNon-communicable diseasesNCD preventionVHT membersHealth teamsMaternal-child healthMedical personnelCross-sectional studyResource-limited settingsEastern UgandaNCD servicesHealth workersReferral toolMajor barrierInfectious diseasesMayuge districtHealth issuesDiseaseThematic qualitative analysisPotential rolePreventionRole expansionCommunity awarenessFocus group discussionsEssential personnel