Abstract:Background: Saudi Arabia is implementing a comprehensive health system transformation in health services provision, governance, and financing that was announced in 2016. Given the high burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a key objective of the transformation is to integrate NCD prevention and treatment into primary care. The study objectives are to assess primary care service use for treatment of NCDs, to quantify existing inequities in preventive services utilization, and to identify regional and soci… Show more
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