Adapting the Primary Care Assessment Tool for sub-Saharan Africa: a validation study

Background: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) measurement framework for primary health care includes the core functions of primary care: first-contact access, comprehensiveness, coordination, continuity, and person-centredness. The Primary Care Assessment Tool (PCAT), originally developed in th...

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Published in:	BJGP Open
Main Authors:	Robert Mash, Kefilath Bello, Innocent K Besigye, Anna Galle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Royal College of General Practitioners 2025-04-01
Subjects:	primary health care questionnaire design delphi technique quality assurance africa south of the sahara
Online Access:	https://bjgpopen.org/content/9/1/BJGPO.2024.0084

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