Association between country preparedness indicators and quality clinical care for cardiovascular disease risk factors in 44 lower- and middle-income countries: A multicountry analysis of survey data

Justine I Davies, Sumithra Krishnamurthy Reddiar, Lisa R Hirschhorn, Cara Ebert, Maja-Emilia Marcus, Jacqueline A Seiglie, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Adil Supiyev, Lela Sturua, Bahendeka K Silver, Abla M Sibai, Sarah Quesnel-Crooks, Bolormaa Norov, Joseph K Mwangi, Omar Mwalim Omar, Roy Wong-McClure, Mary T Mayige, Joao S Martins, Nuno Lunet, Demetre Labadarios, Khem B Karki, Gibson B Kagaruki, Jutta M A Jorgensen, Nahla C Hwalla, Dismand Houinato, Corine Houehanou, David Guwatudde, Mongal S Gurung, Pascal Bovet, Brice W Bicaba, Krishna K Aryal, Mohamed Msaidié, Glennis Andall-Brereton, Garry Brian, Andrew Stokes, Sebastian Vollmer, Till Bärnighausen, Rifat Atun, Pascal Geldsetzer, Jennifer Manne-Goehler and Lindsay M Jaacks

PLOS Medicine, 2020, vol. 17, issue 11, 1-25

Abstract: Background: Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of death, globally, and health systems that deliver quality clinical care are needed to manage an increasing number of people with risk factors for these diseases. Indicators of preparedness of countries to manage cardiovascular disease risk factors (CVDRFs) are regularly collected by ministries of health and global health agencies. We aimed to assess whether these indicators are associated with patient receipt of quality clinical care. Methods and findings: We did a secondary analysis of cross-sectional, nationally representative, individual-patient data from 187,552 people with hypertension (mean age 48.1 years, 53.5% female) living in 43 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and 40,795 people with diabetes (mean age 52.2 years, 57.7% female) living in 28 LMICs on progress through cascades of care (condition diagnosed, treated, or controlled) for diabetes or hypertension, to indicate outcomes of provision of quality clinical care. Conclusion: In this study, we observed that indicators of country preparedness to deal with CVDRFs are poor proxies for quality clinical care received by patients for hypertension and diabetes. The major implication is that assessments of countries’ preparedness to manage CVDRFs should not rely on proxies; rather, it should involve direct assessment of quality clinical care. Why was the study done?: What did the researchers find?: What do these findings mean?:

Date: 2020
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