A model for national assessment of barriers for implementing digital technology interventions to improve hypertension management in the public health care system in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is substantial interest in leveraging digital health technology to support hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries such as India. The potential for healthcare infrastructure and broader context to support such initiatives in India has not been examined. We evaluated existing healthcare infrastructure to support digital health interventions and examined epidemiologic, socioeconomic, and geographical contextual correlates of healthcare infrastructure in 544 districts covering 29 states and union territories across India.

Methods

The study was a cross-sectional analysis of India's Fourth District Level Household and Facility Survey (DLHS-4; 2012-2014), the most up-to-date nationally representative district-level healthcare infrastructure dat

SUBMITTER: Patel SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8517936 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature