Feasibility and impact of a patient support group care model on diabetes and hypertension care in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya: a quasi-experimental study
A self-financing patient support group care model is feasible, improves cardiometabolic parameters and can be a strategy to manage diabetes, hypertension, and other chronic diseases in low-resource settings.
Authors
- Lilian Kagure Mbau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2086-4562)
- Peter Kibe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9027-9054)
- Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-9889)
- Samuel Iddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2366-2774)
- Richard E. Sanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6348-9075)
- Victor Kibe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2721-2030)
- Caroline H. Karugu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6914-9714)
- Gershim Asiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9966-1153)
- Sloan Mahone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2250-6427)
- Naomi Levitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-8066)
- Lilian Mburu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4897-2274)
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Kenya School of Government (KE)
- African Population and Health Research Center (KE)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Global Health Action
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2025.2482304
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council