Barriers and facilitators of implementation of a community cardiovascular disease prevention programme in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research
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2020
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Implementation Science
Abstract
In low- and middle-income countries, there is an increasing attention towards community approaches to deal with the growing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, few studies have explored the implementation processes of such interventions to inform their scale up and sustainability. Using the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR), we examined the barriers and facilitators influencing the implementation of a community CVD programme led by community health workers (CHWs) in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda. This qualitative study is a process evaluation of an ongoing type II hybrid stepped wedge cluster trial guided by the CFIR. Data for this analysis were collected through regular meetings and focus group discussions (FGDs) conducted during the first cycle (6 months) of intervention implementation. A total of 20 CHWs participated
in the implementation programme in 20 villages during the first cycle. Meeting reports and FGD transcripts were
analysed following inductive thematic analysis with the aid of Nvivo 12.6 to generate emerging themes and subthemes
and thereafter deductive analysis was used to map themes and sub-themes onto the CFIR domains and
constructs. The barriers to intervention implementation were the complexity of the intervention (complexity),
compatibility with community culture (culture), the lack of an enabling environment for behaviour change (patient
needs and resources) and mistrust of CHWs by community members (relative priority). In addition, the low
community awareness of CVD (tension for change), competing demands (other personal attributes) and
unfavourable policies (external policy and incentives) impeded intervention implementation. On the other hand,
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Adoption, Cardiovascular disease, Community health workers, Implementation
Citation
Ndejjo, R., Wanyenze, R. K., Nuwaha, F., Bastiaens, H., & Musinguzi, G. (2020). Barriers and facilitators of implementation of a community cardiovascular disease prevention programme in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Implementation Science, 15(1), 1-17.