Challenges to hypertension and diabetes management in rural Uganda: a qualitative study with patients, village health team members, and health care professionals.
Haeyoon ChangNicola L HawleyRobert KalyesubulaTrishul SiddharthanWilliam CheckleyFelix KnaufTracy L RabinPublished in: International journal for equity in health (2019)
In order to improve hypertension and diabetes management in this setting, we recommend taking actions to help patients to understand NCDs as preventable, for HCPs and patients to advocate together for health system reform regarding medication accessibility, and for promoting education, screening, and monitoring activities to be conducted on a community level in collaboration with village health team members.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- type diabetes
- blood pressure
- mental health
- public health
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular disease
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- risk assessment
- health insurance
- climate change
- glycemic control
- electronic health record
- drug induced
- arterial hypertension