Assessing cardiovascular disease risk factor screening inequalities in India using Lot Quality Assurance Sampling.
Devaki NambiarSoumyadeep BhaumikAnita PalRajani VedPublished in: BMC health services research (2020)
CVD screening coverage levels at this early stage are low. More emphasis may be needed on reaching males. Sex and poverty related inequalities must be addressed by more closely studying the local context and models of service delivery where the threshold of screening is being met. LQAS is a pragmatic method for measuring program inequalities, in resource-constrained settings, although possibly not for spatially segregated population sub-groups.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- cardiovascular disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- mental health
- type diabetes
- squamous cell carcinoma
- clinical trial
- metabolic syndrome
- study protocol
- randomized controlled trial
- cardiovascular risk factors
- quality improvement
- cardiovascular events
- coronary artery disease
- rectal cancer
- health insurance
- affordable care act