Key result
Systematic and sustained chronic disease outreach programs run by primary health workers are essential for preventing chronic kidney disease in South African and Australian communities.
Population
Remote Australian Aboriginal and urban and periurban South African communities
Design
Review
Authors
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May support outreach programs for CKD prevention in similar settings; leaves open need for prospective trials to confirm impact.
Systematic and sustained community outreach programs run by primary health workers are essential for managing chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes in remote and developing communities.
Katz et al. (2005) conducted a review in Chronic kidney disease. Chronic Disease Outreach Programs was evaluated. Systematic and sustained chronic disease outreach programs run by primary health workers are essential for preventing chronic kidney disease in South African and Australian communities.
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