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Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

OBJECTIVES: To assess the capacity and readiness of primary healthcare centers (PHC) for the implementation of basic strategies for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (MNG-HA) in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Facility-based face-t...

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Autores principales: Bawazir, Amen, Al-Surimi, Khaled, Suwaidan, Salem D., AlShehri, Ali M., AlFarhan, Ali I., Abolfotouh, Mostafa A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Saudi Medical Journal 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6778751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31219498
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164
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author Bawazir, Amen
Al-Surimi, Khaled
Suwaidan, Salem D.
AlShehri, Ali M.
AlFarhan, Ali I.
Abolfotouh, Mostafa A.
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Al-Surimi, Khaled
Suwaidan, Salem D.
AlShehri, Ali M.
AlFarhan, Ali I.
Abolfotouh, Mostafa A.
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description OBJECTIVES: To assess the capacity and readiness of primary healthcare centers (PHC) for the implementation of basic strategies for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (MNG-HA) in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Facility-based face-to-face interviews were conducted in 41 PHCs included in this survey, using the World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire. Main area survived were: availability of human resources, medical equipment, infrastructure, medicines, service utilization, referral systems, and community outreach. RESULTS: Approximately 90% of the PHC centers were located in urban areas of the country. The level of staff training on NCD prevention and control strategies was reported to be inadequate, particularly for nurses and other healthcare providers. As for diagnostic equipment, diagnostic tests, essential medication, access to referral facilities and medical records most of them were available in all the PHCs among the different categories. CONCLUSIONS: The MNG-HA PHCs appear to have the capacity to integrate strategies for the prevention and control of NCDs as part of their daily functions. However, improvements are required in some areas to facilitate the integration process and training the health care workers (HCWs) on prevention and control of NCDs as part of their daily practice.
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spelling pubmed-67787512021-02-04 Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Bawazir, Amen Al-Surimi, Khaled Suwaidan, Salem D. AlShehri, Ali M. AlFarhan, Ali I. Abolfotouh, Mostafa A. Saudi Med J Brief Communication OBJECTIVES: To assess the capacity and readiness of primary healthcare centers (PHC) for the implementation of basic strategies for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs (MNG-HA) in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Facility-based face-to-face interviews were conducted in 41 PHCs included in this survey, using the World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaire. Main area survived were: availability of human resources, medical equipment, infrastructure, medicines, service utilization, referral systems, and community outreach. RESULTS: Approximately 90% of the PHC centers were located in urban areas of the country. The level of staff training on NCD prevention and control strategies was reported to be inadequate, particularly for nurses and other healthcare providers. As for diagnostic equipment, diagnostic tests, essential medication, access to referral facilities and medical records most of them were available in all the PHCs among the different categories. CONCLUSIONS: The MNG-HA PHCs appear to have the capacity to integrate strategies for the prevention and control of NCDs as part of their daily functions. However, improvements are required in some areas to facilitate the integration process and training the health care workers (HCWs) on prevention and control of NCDs as part of their daily practice. Saudi Medical Journal 2019 /pmc/articles/PMC6778751/ /pubmed/31219498 http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164 Text en Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License (CC BY-NC), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Brief Communication
Bawazir, Amen
Al-Surimi, Khaled
Suwaidan, Salem D.
AlShehri, Ali M.
AlFarhan, Ali I.
Abolfotouh, Mostafa A.
Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_full Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_fullStr Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_full_unstemmed Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_short Capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in Saudi Arabia.: A case study from the Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
title_sort capacity and readiness of primary health care centers for implementation of the basic strategy for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in saudi arabia.: a case study from the ministry of national guard-health affairs, riyadh, saudi arabia
topic Brief Communication
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6778751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31219498
http://dx.doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164
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