An assessment of community health workers' ability to screen for cardiovascular disease risk with a simple, non-invasive risk assessment instrument in Bangladesh, Guatemala, Mexico, and South Africa: an observational study Assistant Professor Thomas A Gaziano, MD, Shafika Abrahams-Gessel, SM, Catalina A Denman, PhD, Carlos Mendoza Montano, PhD, Masuma Khanam, MD, Thandi Puoane, DrPH, Naomi S Levitt, MD The Lancet Global Health Volume 3, Issue 9, Pages e556-e563 (September 2015) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00143-6 Copyright © 2015 Gaziano et al. Open Access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Risk scoring chart How to use the chart: (1) choose the section with the patient's sex, diabetes, and smoking status; (2) find the cell that matches the patient's risk factor profile using age, BMI, and blood pressure; (3) refer to physician those with excessive blood pressure (>180 mm Hg). The Lancet Global Health 2015 3, e556-e563DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00143-6) Copyright © 2015 Gaziano et al. Open Access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Enrolment algorithm *Please note that the referral aim of the study is covered elsewhere. The Lancet Global Health 2015 3, e556-e563DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00143-6) Copyright © 2015 Gaziano et al. Open Access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Distribution of community health worker risk scores categories by country The Lancet Global Health 2015 3, e556-e563DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(15)00143-6) Copyright © 2015 Gaziano et al. Open Access article published under the terms of CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Terms and Conditions