Health system and patient-level factors serving as facilitators and barriers to rheumatic heart disease care in Sudan
Edwards J, Barry M, Essam D, Elsayed M, Abdulkarim M, Elhossein B, Mohammed Z, Elnogomi A, Elfaki A, Elsayed A, Chang A. Health system and patient-level factors serving as facilitators and barriers to rheumatic heart disease care in Sudan. Global Health Research And Policy 2021, 6: 35. PMID: 34598719, PMCID: PMC8486630, DOI: 10.1186/s41256-021-00222-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenzathine penicillin GRheumatic heart disease careTreatment adherenceHealth system factorsHealth system levelHealth service factorsPatient self-efficacyHealth system infrastructureProphylaxis adherenceFactors associated with increased likelihoodPatient-level factorsAssociated with increased oddsCross-sectional surveyLocal healthcare systemMixed-methods studyFocus group discussionsHeart disease careImprove treatment adherenceHealthcare staffingRHD careBackgroundRheumatic heart diseaseFacility staffingDisease careHealthcare accessPatient knowledge