.... Findings Community participation is presented as a critical factor in improving population health outcomes. The examined initiatives promote the idea that community integration into the design and implementation of health programs increases treatment adherence, users' health perception and improved health...

... to ensure community participation in health planning and development of their areas (Srivastava et al., 2015). Considering the limited evidence and the need to study VHSNC comprehensively for improving its implementation, our paper intends to fill in the research gap. In the present study, we...