Exploring knowledge and attitudes toward non-communicable diseases among village health teams in Eastern Uganda
A cross-sectional study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15366414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Temitope Tabitha Ojo (Yale University), Nicola L Hawley (0000-0002-2601-3454, Yale University), Mahesh M Desai (0000-0001-6616-0945, Yale University), Mayur M Desai, Ann R Akiteng (0000-0002-1261-6764, Uganda Institute of Information & Communications Technology), D Guwatudde (0000-0003-3563-0224, Makerere University), Jeremy I Schwartz (0000-0003-0139-2600, Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 947-947 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4954-8 |
| PMID | 29233114 |
| OpenAlex | W2775163681 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 23 |
Ugandan VHTs saw themselves as having the potential to play an important role in improving community awareness of NCDs as well as monitoring and referral of community members for NCD-related health issues. In order to accomplish this, they anticipated requiring context-specific and culturally adapted training as well as strong partnerships with facility-based medical personnel. A lack of financial incentivization was not identified to be a major barrier to such role expansion. Developing a role for VHTs in NCD prevention and management should be a key consideration as local and national NCD initiatives are developed
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Health care · Non-communicable disease · Public health · Qualitative research · Referral · Thematic analysis · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing
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| Citations per year | 1,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2023 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |