BP-Taking Competency and its Association with Professional Factors Among Barangay Health Workers in Pasig City Using a Self-Developed OSCE Tool

• Main Authors: Rafael, Janine Bianca Marie M, Arandia, Louise Kaye G, Cruz, Earl Nathaniel P, Galban, Dexter A, Madrid, Arlo Cedric M, Teaño, Anica Rae T, Migriño, Julius, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: Community health workers; blood pressure; clinical competence; Community Health and Preventive Medicine; Medical Education; Medicine and Health Sciences; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/115
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Background Barangay health workers (BHWs) are crucial in the implementation of the Primary Health Care Approach; and regular assessment and improvement of their skills in taking blood pressures (BP) provide for more reliable and inclusive health monitoring in Philippine communities. Objective The st...