Community perspectives on cardiovascular disease control in rural Ghana: A qualitative study.
Bhavana PatilIsla Hutchinson MaddoxRaymond AborigoAllison Patricia SquiresDenis AwuniCarol R HorowitzAbraham R OduroJames F PhillipsKhadija R JonesDavid J HellerPublished in: PloS one (2023)
CMs would like CVD behavioral education from community nurses at local clinics, but feel the local health system is now too fragile to offer other CVD interventions. CMs believe that a more comprehensive CVD care model would require accessible medication, along with training for nurses to screen for hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors-in addition to counseling on CVD prevention. Such counseling should build upon existing community beliefs and concerns regarding CVD-including its behavioral and mental health causes-in addition to usual measures to prevent CVD mortality such as diet changes and physical exercise.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- healthcare
- cardiovascular risk factors
- cardiovascular disease
- mental illness
- physical activity
- primary care
- blood pressure
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- south africa
- smoking cessation
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv testing
- pain management
- weight loss
- health insurance
- drug induced
- virtual reality
- men who have sex with men
- electronic health record