Age-Friendly Services for Older Adults: Assessing the Implementation in Primary Health Care Centres in Lagos, Nigeria
Population ageing is occurring globally but much more rapidly in low- and middle-income countries. The WHO developed guidelines for Age-Friendly Health Services (AFHS) at PHC centers to improve care for older patients. This research is aimed at assessing the level of implementation of the WHO framework for age friendly PHCs and to determine the barriers and facilitators to implementation in Lagos, Nigeria. Results will be used to develop and test interventions to improve care readiness and delivery for older people in Nigeria.
Meet the PI
Lisa Hirschhorn, MD, MPH
Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
lisa.hirschhorn@northwestern.edu
Publication
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Ogunyemi AO, Balogun MR, Ojo AE, Welch SB, Onasanya OO, Yesufu VO, Omotayo AO, Hirschhorn LR. Provider and facility readiness for age-friendly health services for older adults in primary health care centres in southwest, Nigeria. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2023 Aug 8;3(8):e0001411. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001411. PMID: 37552675; PMCID: PMC10409274.
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Ogunyemi AO, Balogun MR, Ojo AE, Welch SB, Onasanya OO, Yesufu VO, et al..Barriers and facilitators to the delivery of age-friendly health services in Primary Health Care centres in southwest, Nigeria: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE. 2024;19(3):e0288574.