Barriers | |
Themes | Specific barriers |
Limited population access (n=6) | Population movement25 Long travel distance to access facility35 Inability to access care and unaffordable services29 28 29 36 |
Logistical constraints (n=3) | Inadequate supplies of commodities22 34 43 Inadequate workforce22 34 Limited funding22 34 |
Facilitators | |
Themes | Specific facilitators |
Innovative multidisciplinary model of care (n=1) | The integrated diabetic clinic within an outpatient department35 |
Integration of NGO services into local healthcare system (n=1) | Integration of services through public primary healthcare centres40 |
Capacity building of workforce (n=1) | Training of grassroots leaders (female outreach workers)41 |
Innovative technology use (n=3) | E-Health technology in routine primary healthcare services (The ‘DOTS’ cohort monitoring system)30–32 |
E-Health, electronic health record system; NCD, non-communicable disease; NGO, non-governmental organisations.