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

Amen Bawazir; Khaled Al-Surimi; Salem D. Suwaidan; Ali M. AlShehri; Ali I. AlFarhan; Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

doi:10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164

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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

Amen Bawazir, Khaled Al-Surimi, Salem D. Suwaidan, Ali M. AlShehri, Ali I. AlFarhan and Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

Saudi Medical Journal June 2019, 40 (6) 614-618; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164

Amen Bawazir

From the Department of College of Public Health and Health Informatics (Bawazir, Al-Surimi, AlShehri), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Research and Training (Suwaidan), King Khalid Teaching Hospital, King Saud University; from the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care (AlFarhan), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs; from the Department of Research and Training (Bawazir, Abolfotouh), King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Khaled Al-Surimi

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Salem D. Suwaidan

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Ali M. AlShehri

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Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

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Post hoc test for readiness in A) basic equipment, B) essential services, C) investigation, D & E) counselling, and available medication between the PHC categories.
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Indexis of readiness to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in primary healthcare centers (PHC) centers. The red horizontal line indicates the 70% cut-off for the domain specific index by PHC category.

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Amen Bawazir, Khaled Al-Surimi, Salem D. Suwaidan, Ali M. AlShehri, Ali I. AlFarhan, Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2019, 40 (6) 614-618; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164

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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.

Amen Bawazir, Khaled Al-Surimi, Salem D. Suwaidan, Ali M. AlShehri, Ali I. AlFarhan, Mostafa A. Abolfotouh

Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2019, 40 (6) 614-618; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.6.24164

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