Community health workers at the dawn of a new era: 5. Roles and tasks

C Glenton, D Javadi, HB Perry - Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021 - Springer
Background This is the fifth of our 11-paper supplement on “Community Health Workers at
the Dawn of a New Era.” When planning new community health worker (CHW) roles or …

Strengthening primary health care through community health workers in South Asia

P Shrestha, K Afsana, MC Weerasinghe… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
The growing health challenges in South Asia require further adaptations of community
health worker (CHW) programs as a key element of primary health care (PHC). This paper …

Health information sources influencing health literacy in different social contexts across age groups in northern Thailand citizens

N Buawangpong, W Sirikul, C Anukhro… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Health literacy is an essential social determinant of health and has been associated with
positive health outcomes. While many sources of health information are widely available …

Poor glycemic control, cardiovascular disease risk factors and their clustering among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study from Nepal

MK Khanal, P Bhandari, RR Dhungana, Y Gurung… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most common complication of diabetes
mellitus (DM). To prevent morbidity and mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes …

The hypertension and hyperlipidemia status among type 2 diabetic patients in the community and influencing factors analysis of glycemic control

Z Zhai, Y Yang, G Lin, W Lin, J Wu, X Liu… - Diabetology & Metabolic …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To understand the prevalence of hypertension and hyperlipidaemia as well as the
current status of glycaemic control and its influencing factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence clubs to improve hypertension management in Nigeria: Clubmeds, a feasibility study

GC Isiguzo, K Santo, R Panda, L Mbau, SR Mishra… - Global …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Hypertension control remains a significant challenge in reducing the
cardiovascular disease burden worldwide. Community peer-support groups have been …

Culturally tailored dietary interventions for improving glycaemic control and preventing complications in south asians with type 2 diabetes: Success and future …

G Farhat - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Glycaemic control is the basis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) management and is crucial
for preventing diabetes microvascular and macrovascular complications. The South Asian …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of a female community health volunteer-delivered intervention to increase cervical cancer screening uptake in Nepal: a cluster randomized controlled …

AD Shrestha, B Gyawali, A Shrestha, S Shrestha… - Preventive Medicine …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the effect of Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV)-
delivered intervention to increase cervical cancer screening uptake among Nepalese …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of a dietician-led intervention in reducing glycated haemoglobin among people with type 2 diabetes in Nepal: a single centre, open-label …

DR Sunuwar, S Nayaju, RR Dhungana… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Nutrition education and counselling are considered a cornerstone for the
management of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, there is limited research related to the …

[HTML][HTML] Advancing diabetes primary care education and knowledge in Nepal: A scoping review and case study discussion

H Lacey, N Jain, M Sugimoto, M Shimato, SJ Zhou… - Primary Care …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disorder of insulin and glucose metabolism. It
affects more than 463 million people worldwide and is expected to reach 700 million by …