Designing a comprehensive Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) programme for hypertension and diabetes at primary health care level: evidence and experience from urban Karnataka, South India

Designing a comprehensive Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) programme for hypertension and diabetes at primary health care level: evidence and experience from urban Karnataka, South India

Abstract Background India accounts for more than two-third of mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in south-east Asia. The burden is high in Karnataka, one of the largest states in southern India. There is a need for integration of disease prevention, health promotion, treatment and car...

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Main Authors: Krishnamurthy Jayanna, N. Swaroop, Arin Kar, Satyanarayana Ramanaik, Manoj Kumar Pati, Ashwini Pujar, Prathibha Rai, Suresh Chitrapu, Gururaj Patil, Preeti Aggarwal, Shivla Saksena, Hemanth Madegowda, S. Rekha, H. L. Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Integrated health service delivery
Continuum of care
Urban health
Primary care, Non Communicable diseases programs, hypertension, diabetes
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6735-z

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