Importance of utilizing non-communicable disease screening tools; ward-based community health care workers of South Africa explain

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dc.contributor.author Malau, Elelwani
dc.contributor.author Ramavhoya, Irene Thifhelimbilu
dc.contributor.author Rasweswe, Melitah Molatelo
dc.date.accessioned 2024-10-17T08:40:04Z
dc.date.available 2024-10-17T08:40:04Z
dc.date.issued 2024-03
dc.description SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL : Table on high blood pressure screening tools; warning signs of diabetes checklist and treatment adherence tools [45]. en_US
dc.description DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : Supplementary Materials for the findings of this research are available on request. en_US
dc.description.abstract The screening of patients in the community is important and is a commonly used indicator to detect, prevent, and treat abnormal health changes. As such, the South African Department of Health following the initiative of the World Health Organization has appointed ward-based community health care workers through a primary health care reengineering program. The main objective of their appointment was to screen household members to reduce the burden of diseases such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. As such, the study investigated the importance of using non-communicable disease screening tools by ward-based community health care workers in South Africa. A qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive design was used. A non-probability purposive sampling method was used to select forty participants from primary health care facilities. Four focus group discussions were held with ten participants in each group. Semi-structured focus group discussions were held with participants in their workplaces. Content data analysis was applied to come up with one theme and six subthemes. The study findings revealed that the use of screening tools facilitated comprehensive household assessments, helped identify risk factors and symptoms, and facilitated health education and patient referrals. The continuous supply of screening tools and updates on their use was recommended to reduce the rate and burden caused by non-communicable diseases to society at large. en_US
dc.description.department Nursing Science en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2024 en_US
dc.description.sdg SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being en_US
dc.description.uri https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph en_US
dc.identifier.citation Malau, E.; Ramavhoya, I.T.; Rasweswe, M.M. Importance of Utilizing Non-Communicable Disease Screening Tools; Ward-Based Community Health Care Workers of South Africa Explain. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2024, 21, 263. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030263. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1661-7827 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1660-4601 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.3390/ijerph21030263
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98640
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher MDPI en_US
dc.rights © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). en_US
dc.subject Ward-based community health care workers en_US
dc.subject Community health worker (CHW) en_US
dc.subject Screening tools en_US
dc.subject Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) en_US
dc.subject Utilizing en_US
dc.subject SDG-03: Good health and well-being en_US
dc.title Importance of utilizing non-communicable disease screening tools; ward-based community health care workers of South Africa explain en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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