Strengthening Primary Healthcare Delivery for Diabetes and Hypertension in Eswatini
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Diabetes Mellitus focused on measuring Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes, Hypertension, WHO-PEN, Health service decentralization, Community Health Worker, Eswatini, Swaziland, Scale-up, Implementation research, Cost-effectiveness, Mixed methods, Comorbidity, Non-Communicable Disease, Cardiovascular disease risk factors
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria for the outcome assessment (household survey):
- Residing in one of the selected households
- Age ≥40 years
Exclusion criteria for the outcome assessment (household survey):
- Pregnant
- Inability to provide written informed consent
Sites / Locations
- Clinton Health Access InitiativeRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Standard of Care
DSD
CDP
Health services for diabetes and hypertension are provided as was the standard of care prior to the healthcare reform after the emergency decentralization motivated by the COVID-19 outbreak. Healthcare for diabetes and hypertension for complicated cases is provided through physician-led teams at hospitals and health centers. Healthcare for diabetes and hypertension for uncomplicated cases is provided at primary care clinics through nurses.
Clients are invited to participate in one of three Differentiated Service Delivery models tailored to their needs.
Health services for diabetes and hypertension are provided in the scope of outreach activities set up on a monthly basis in communities.