Engaging community health workers to promote oral health for people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Nepal: a qualitative study
The findings of study highlight the potential for engaging CHWs to deliver oral health services for people with T2DM at the primary health care level in Nepal. Strengthening the health system and building capacity of CHWs, along with continued supervision, incentivisation and supply of adequate resources could facilitate the integration of oral health services into primary health care settings in Nepal.
Authors
- Dilip Prajapati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-3054)
- Lal Rawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1106-0108)
- Poonam Giri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4347-5113)
- Haruka Sakamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-7402)
- Tomohiko Sugishita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6707-5582)
- Yuriko Harada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5128-386X)
Institutions
- Translational Research Institute (AU)
- Dhulikhel Hospital (NP)
- Tokyo Women's Medical University (JP)
- Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (JP)
- Kathmandu University (NP)
- Western Sydney University (AU)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-03-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02711-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.93