Hypertension and diabetes control: faith-based centres offer a promise for expanding screening services and linkage to care in Ghana.
Diabetes
Faith-based centres
Health Promotion
Hypertension
Primary prevention
Journal
BMC primary care
ISSN: 2731-4553
Titre abrégé: BMC Prim Care
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9918300889006676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Oct 2024
24 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
08
07
2024
accepted:
08
10
2024
medline:
25
10
2024
pubmed:
25
10
2024
entrez:
25
10
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are important contributors to noncommunicable disease related morbidity and mortality. Health systems could benefit from exploring the use of Faith-Based Centres (FBC) to screen and link suspected cases for further care in order to help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3. The study investigated the role of faith-based screening for T2DM and hypertension and the linkage of cases to the healthcare system and examined the care cascade in the Kassena Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana. We screened individuals from 6 FBCs for elevated blood pressure and hyperglycaemia. Suspected hypertension and T2DM cases were referred to health facilities for confirmation and subsequently followed them up for 3 months. We assessed the prevalence of behavioural and metabolic risk factors, including hypertension and T2DM, and the retention of referred cases in the healthcare system over follow up period. We further assessed levels of awareness, treatment and adequate control of hypertension and T2DM. A total of 631 participants were screened, (mean age 49 ± 16years, 73% female) from 6 Faith based Centres. More males than females reported smoking tobacco (14.5% vs. 0.7%) and been physically active (64.5% vs. 52.7%) while more females were obese (29.6 kg/m Faith-based centres have the potential to enhance the screening, linkage to the healthcare system, and management of hypertension and T2DM. This improvement over the routine system could lead to earlier diagnoses, a reduction in complications, and decreased premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases. Consequently, these efforts would contribute significantly to achieving SDG 3.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are important contributors to noncommunicable disease related morbidity and mortality. Health systems could benefit from exploring the use of Faith-Based Centres (FBC) to screen and link suspected cases for further care in order to help achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3. The study investigated the role of faith-based screening for T2DM and hypertension and the linkage of cases to the healthcare system and examined the care cascade in the Kassena Nankana Districts of Northern Ghana.
METHODS
METHODS
We screened individuals from 6 FBCs for elevated blood pressure and hyperglycaemia. Suspected hypertension and T2DM cases were referred to health facilities for confirmation and subsequently followed them up for 3 months. We assessed the prevalence of behavioural and metabolic risk factors, including hypertension and T2DM, and the retention of referred cases in the healthcare system over follow up period. We further assessed levels of awareness, treatment and adequate control of hypertension and T2DM.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 631 participants were screened, (mean age 49 ± 16years, 73% female) from 6 Faith based Centres. More males than females reported smoking tobacco (14.5% vs. 0.7%) and been physically active (64.5% vs. 52.7%) while more females were obese (29.6 kg/m
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Faith-based centres have the potential to enhance the screening, linkage to the healthcare system, and management of hypertension and T2DM. This improvement over the routine system could lead to earlier diagnoses, a reduction in complications, and decreased premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases. Consequently, these efforts would contribute significantly to achieving SDG 3.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39448912
doi: 10.1186/s12875-024-02620-0
pii: 10.1186/s12875-024-02620-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
382Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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