Referral outcomes of individuals identified at high risk of cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorLevitt, Naomi S.
dc.contributor.authorPuoane, Thandi
dc.contributor.authorDenman, Catalina A.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-06T14:37:33Z
dc.date.available2021-09-06T14:37:33Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWe have found that community health workers (CHWs) with appropriate training are able to accurately identify people at high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the community who would benefit from the introduction of preventative management, in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa. This paper examines the attendance pattern for those individuals who were so identified and referred to a health care facility for further assessment and management. Patient records from the health centres in each site were reviewed for data on diagnoses made and treatment commenced. Reasons for non-attendance were sought from participants who had not attended after being referred. Qualitative data were collected from study coordinators regarding their experiences in obtaining the records and conducting the record reviews. The perspectives of CHWs and community members, who were screened, were also obtained.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLevitt, N. S. et al. (2015). Referral outcomes of individuals identified at high risk of cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa. Global Health Action,8(1). https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.26318en_US
dc.identifier.issn1654-9880
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.26318
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/6611
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Open Accessen_US
dc.subjectCommunity health workeren_US
dc.subjectReferral outcomesen_US
dc.subjectLow-middle income countriesen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectCardiovascular diseaseen_US
dc.titleReferral outcomes of individuals identified at high risk of cardiovascular disease by community health workers in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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